Culturally speaking some people may believe that without a college education you still can maintain a longer marriage. In part this might be true, but the possibilities of that happening are really low.

Let’s be realistic, individuals start looking for someone that shares a common interest prior to marriage. Such as being able to support a family and can withstand any obstacle that may cross their paths.

Getting married is not a fairy tale like we used to believe as children but it is also a partnership where two people decided that they want to be together.

In addition, educational status does plays a major role in long-lasting marriages. So if you want to get married (and stay married) education is a major contributor according to blogger and demographer Philip Cohen.

The reason is not yet concluded but the following can help link them together: college graduates get married later in life, therefore they are also more financially stable in comparison to less educated adults.

Research from the National Center for Health Statistics found that 78 percent of college educated women married between 2006-2010 could expect marriages lasting at least 20 years. This is in contrast to just 40 percent of women with a high school education or less that are estimated to enjoy enduring partnerships.

According to the Ed Advocate, 65 percent of college graduate men are also expected to have a long lasting marriage of 20 years in comparison to 50 percent of men with a high school diploma or less.

College graduates might not necessarily have the secret ingredients to the perfect long lasting marriage, but they sure have the life experience that has contributed throughout their college and educational years that can help guide them through it.