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70% Of Singles Return To Their Ex , Would You?

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You’ve heard my long and storied history with me and my husband Rick.  We met when I was in high school and he was just out the Air Force.  We married after college and had two kids pretty quickly. Then after 11 years of marriage we divorced, remained friends and eventually remarried 8 years ago and currently living happily ever after:)  Is our story unusual?  Not really!

A new survey by Plenty of Fish reveals that 70 percent of singles return to their ex after eventually realizing they had it right the first time.  Here are some more facts.

28% of people have reconciled because they have too much history to let the relationship go

63 % of people have ended a relationship  and then dated younger

69% of people use photo filters when posting online dating pictures

69% of people look for someone with a sense of humor

See me for more relationship advice!!  I learned the hard way so you don’t have to:)

Of course not all relationships should be rekindled for a variety of reasons.  To take a quiz to see if you SHOULD get back with an ex check out this article in Mind Body Green.

The Best Cities To Get (And Stay!) Married In Are Not In North Carolina

The 2022 Wedding Season is in full swing. In fact, I just returned from one I was at this weekend. But as someone who seems to be perpetually single, I’m always looking for something to blame that on. And I found something. LawnStarter ranked 2022’s Best Cities to Get (and Stay) Married and North Carolina has none near the top. In fact, only one is in the Top 50 percent. The rest are all around the 100 mark in a ranking of 196 cities.

So if not NC where should you settle down for the best chance at a happily ever after? Hope you’re ready to switch coasts for many of them. If you want to stay in the south Atlanta or Orlando will have to do.

But where did these rankings come from? LawnStarter “compared 190 of the biggest U.S. cities across nine key indicators of nuptial success — from current marriage rates to 5-year divorce rate comparisons to wedding-venue access.”

Check out where each of the North Carolina cities ranked as well as the top 10 nationwide. No judgment from me if you choose to move since the best cities to get married in are not in North Carolina.

Read the full LawnStarter study here.

  • Where North Carolina Cities Rank

  • 59. Cary, NC

    Cary NC

    Overall Score: 48.35

    Marriage Stability: 43

    Marriage Potential: 171

     

  • 95. Durham, NC

     

    Durham NC

    Overall Score: 44.13

    Marriage Stability: 71

    Marriage Potential: 165

  • 103. Charlotte, NC

    North Carolina baseball team

    Overall Score: 43.42

    Marriage Stability: 105

    Marriage Potential: 101

  • 124. Raleigh, NC

    Raleigh

    Overall Score: 41.37

    Marriage Stability: 144

    Marriage Potential: 100

  • 159. Winston-Salem, NC

     

    Winston Salem

    Overall Score: 37.32

    Marriage Stability: 137

    Marriage Potential: 148

  • 172. Greensboro, NC

    Greensboro skyline

    Overall Score: 34

    Marriage Stability: 173

    Marriage Potential: 143

  • 186. Fayetteville, NC

     

    Fayettevile

    Overall Score: 30.85

    Marriage Stability: 176

    Marriage Potential: 167

  • The Top 10 Cities To Get And Stay Married In

  • 10. Naperville, IL

    Illinois

    Overall Score: 57.34

    Marriage Stability: 30

    Marriage Potential: 41

  • 9. Washington, DC

     

    DC

    Overall Score: 57.42

    Marriage Stability: 11

    Marriage Potential: 86

  • 8. Atlanta, GA

     

    Music Midtown North Carolina

    Overall Score: 57.42

    Marriage Stability: 78

    Marriage Potential: 73

  • 7. St. Louis, MO

     

    Missouri

    Overall Score: 58.94

    Marriage Stability: 74

    Marriage Potential: 30

  • 6. Newark, NJ

     

    Newark New Jersey

    Overall Score: 59.18

    Marriage Stability: 3

    Marriage Potential: 32

  • 5. Orlando, FL

     

    Orlando

    Overall Score: 59.42

    Marriage Stability: 74

    Marriage Potential: 30

  • 4. Grand Rapids, MI

     

    Michigan

    Overall Score: 62.99

    Marriage Stability: 12

    Marriage Potential: 27

  • 3. Fullerton, CA

     

    California

    Overall Score: 63.28

    Marriage Stability: 5

    Marriage Potential: 20

  • 2. Pasadena, CA

     

    Pasadena

    Overall Score: 65.56

    Marriage Stability: 44

    Marriage Potential: 105

  • 1. Bellevue, WA

     

    Washington

    Overall Score: 68.77

    Marriage Stability: 2

    Marriage Potential: 49

Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.

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