If you're having doubts, don't ignore them, suggests UCLA
psychology study
Doubt is not a pleasant mental state, but certainty is a
ridiculous one.
—Voltaire
In the first scientific study to test whether doubts about
getting married are more likely to lead to an unhappy marriage and divorce,
UCLA psychologists report that when women have doubts before their wedding,
their misgivings are often a warning sign of trouble if they go ahead with the
marriage.
The UCLA study demonstrates that pre-wedding uncertainty,
especially among women, predicts higher divorce rates and less marital
satisfaction years later.
"People think everybody has premarital doubts and you
don't have to worry about them," said Justin Lavner, a UCLA doctoral
candidate in psychology and lead author of the study. "We found they are
common but not benign.