Insights from the 2025 State of Marriage Study

The “2025 State of Marriage” study provides valuable insights into long-term relationships, delving deep into the elements that influence marital satisfaction and the unique challenges faced by women in the United States.

Study Overview

This comprehensive study evaluated various metrics including the duration of marriages (ranging from less than a year to over 40 years), self-reported marital happiness on a scale from 1 to 10, reasons contributing to marital bliss, factors causing marital struggles, the impact of counseling (both individual and couples), and predictions regarding future marital success or failure as anticipated by the participants.

Key Findings

Among the notable findings:

• 68.7% of surveyed women expressed optimism for their marriage, believing that it would improve over the next five years.
• 41.9% indicated that emotional distance and loneliness were significant obstacles in their marriage.
• Approximately half of the respondents emphasized the importance of shared experiences.
• A concerning 86% of those who pursued traditional couples counseling reported either no improvement or only temporary results extending beyond one year.

Factors Influencing Women’s Marital Happiness

After analyzing the responses, Laura Doyle identified the top five contributors to marital happiness for women: feelings of love, emotional support and connection, safety, shared history and memories, and physical affection. These insights resonate strongly with Doyle’s coaching approach, which is grounded in The Six Intimacy Skills™. This framework emphasizes the importance of having fun, receiving affection, and expressing playfulness, gratitude, and desires within a marriage.

Empowerment and Support

Doyle is committed to assisting every woman aspiring to cultivate a playful and passionate relationship. Her own 35-year marriage to her husband John exemplifies the success of her teachings. “I married a great man who isn’t perfect, but he’s perfect for me,” Doyle states, summarizing the essence of the findings from her survey. This emphasizes the notion that while no marriage is flawless from the start, there remains hope for achieving happiness and fulfillment.

About Laura Doyle

Laura Doyle is an acclaimed New York Times Bestselling Author and one of America’s foremost relationship coaches. Her works have reached audiences in 30 countries and have been translated into 19 languages. She has trained hundreds of relationship coaches through her own Certification School and has empowered over 15,000 women to improve their relationships.

As the star of the Amazon Prime series “Empowered Wives,” Doyle has featured on prominent platforms such as The Today Show, The View, Good Morning America, and CBS Evening News. Her podcast has gained considerable traction with over 5 million downloads. Above all, she cherishes her joyful and passionate marriage of over 30 years to her delightful husband, John, who has been adept at dressing himself since before she was born.