Is it possible to get married after 50?

It is definitely a trend among young people to live together before, or instead of, getting married. Some older people do that, too, even though most research shows that people who live together before marriage are more likely to divorce than couples who do not.

Why do people get married at 50?

The most traditional reason to get married over 50, or at any age, is still the best: love. Couples who get married over 50 have few illusions about aging and the end of life. Their joy comes from consciously committing to share the best and the worst of whatever lies ahead for them both.

At what age do most marriages fail?

43. 48 percent of those who marry before the age of 18 are likely to divorce within 10 years, compared to 25 percent of those who marry after the age of 25. 44. 60 percent of couples married between the age of 20 -25 will end in divorce.