‘Dull’ relationships ending in divorce

DIFFERING life goals from their husbands, infidelity and constant arguing are the top three reasons women seek divorce, according to an international survey.

These were followed by lack of intimacy, mental illness, “misconduct” – emotional, financial or physical – and boredom. Physical abuse by a spouse ranked two places above money reason women

The poll of 43,000 female members of an international dating network for divorced and single parents found a third of women said that having “similar life goals” to their spouse was necessary for a successful marriage.

According to the problems as sought divorce. site’s founder, Sigurd Vedal, lack of common interests can lead to other problems.

“This lack of common interests in a long-term life together may also lead to the second reason on the list (infidelity),” he said.

Almost 11 per cent of divorced women looking to start new relationships cited constant bickering as the reason they left the relationship.

The fact that a lack of intimacy came fourth on the marriage-breaking list indicated the prevalence of “sexless marriages”.

The survey’s authors noted that researchers at the University of Winnipeg found the most common description given by people to describe their relationship was “dull”.