Republicans Say They Are Happier With Their Marriages.

The researchers acknowledge that the gap could stem from people’s attitudes toward life — and survey questions — rather than from the quality of their marriages. “Perhaps Republicans are more optimistic, more charitable or more inclined to look at their marriages through rose-colored glasses,” they write in the article, which was published by the Institute for Family Studies. But it also seems possible that the more respect and even reverence for the idea of marriage in conservative communities affects people’s behavior and attitudes toward their marriage.

The differences aren’t that large, and the majority say they are very happy on all sides. Let’s face it. A happy marriage is God’s greatest blessing.