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The stress of organising a big wedding can leave many couples at breaking point, as they battle to coordinate a celebration on a
The stress of organising a big wedding can leave many couples at breaking point, as they battle to coordinate a celebration on a
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2022-08-28
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The stress of organising a big wedding can leave many couples at breaking point, as they battle to coordinate a celebration on a scale which would
tax
even professional event planners.
But couples wrestling with 150-seat table plans should take heart, for new research suggests that bigger weddings predict more successful marriages.
Although cynics may argue that people who can afford an opulent (奢华的) wedding are likely to be financially secure, and therefore happier, the researchers claim that the correlation remains even when controlling for wealth.
They believe that marrying in front of a large number of people demonstrates greater commitment to the union while also discouraging divorce.
"There is some reason to believe that having more witnesses at a wedding may actually strengthen marital quality," said lead author Dr. Galena Rhoades.
"We try to keep our present attitudes and behaviours in line with our past conduct. The desire for consistency is likely enhanced by public expressions of intention.
"Weddings may foster support for the new marriage from within a couple’s network of friends and family. Those who hold a formal wedding are likely to have stronger social networks in the first place."
The report is part of the ongoing National Marriage Project in the US which has been studying what makes marriages work since 1997.
The survey of 418 people found that only 30 percent of couples who had 50 or fewer guests at the wedding had highly-successful marriages. In contrast, nearly half (47 percent) of couples who had 150 guests or more had strong unions.
National Marriage Project director Brad Wilcox added: "Couples with larger networks of friends and family may have more help, and encouragement, in navigating the challenges of married life."
The research also discovered that couples who had fewer partners before marriage were happier and more content. Having several relationships before getting married may lead couples to compare their current partners with former lovers, the authors warn.
"We generally think that having more experience is better. If you were hiring an architect, for example, you would want to hire an architect with more, not less, experience to build your house," said Dr. Rhoades.
"But what we find for relationships is just the opposite. Having more experience was related to having a less happy marriage.
"Having more relationship experience may lead to a greater sense of what the alternatives are. If you have a greater sense of other options it may be harder to invest in, or commit to a marriage."
The researchers call it the "Vegas Fallacy"—not everything that happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, they warn.
"The past does not always stay in the past" added Dr. Rhoades.
What do cynics think of the result of the new research?
选项
A、They don’t think people with more money are happier.
B、They don’t think a happy marriage is related to wealth.
C、They think financial security strengthen marital quality.
D、They think the research just covered rich people.
答案
C
解析
细节题。根据题干中的cynics定位到原文第二三段,该段中指出,虽然愤世嫉俗的人或许会说,那些有能力负担奢华婚礼的夫妻基本经济条件无忧,所以日子自然过得愉悦。不过研究人员声称,即便是拥有财富,婚礼规模与婚姻幸福这二者之间的关系也依然存在。由此可知,四个选项中,只有C项表述符合原文,故选C。
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