High school sweethearts that get married while still teenagers only have a 54% chance of having their marriage last 10 years. High school sweethearts that wait until at least the age of 25 to get married have a 10 year success rate of 78%. read more
On the flip side, divorce rates within the first 10 years for high school sweethearts (54 percent) were much higher than the average American couple (32 percent). It’s not all heartbreak, though: 78 percent of high school sweethearts who wait until at least the age of 25 to marry make it beyond their 10th anniversary. read more
The majority of the time, high school relationships do not last, as only two percent of new marriages in North America are compromised of "high school sweethearts." But the fact that these relationships do not last until marriage in no sense means that they do not teach those involved valuable lessons. read more