1. Age of Spouses Greater Than 32 Or Less Than 20

Nicholas Wolfinger, a researcher and professor at the University of Utah, claims that his findings indicate that the best time to get married is in the late 20s and early 30s. Those who marry in their teens or past their early 30s have been found to have a greater risk for divorce, with the former having the worst odds.

He also found that after the age of 32, the couple’s chances of divorce increased by 5 percent every year.

As he wrote in a blog post for the Institute for Family Studies, “For almost everyone, the late twenties seems to be the best time to tie the knot.”

Another study in 2015, published in the journal of Economic Inquiry, found that the larger the age gap between spouses, the higher the risk of divorce.

Here’s what Megan Garber, a reporter at The Atlantic had to say: “A one-year discrepancy in a couple’s ages, the study found, makes them 3 percent more likely to divorce (when compared to their same-aged counterparts); a 5-year difference, however, makes them 18 percent more likely to split up. And a 10-year difference makes them 39 percent more likely.”

Having said all of that, you should not put off love or force it. You’re the only one who knows your relationship best!