Holy Matrimony

Sex has saved some marriages, but a good laugh has saved more. In that spirit, check out these tidbits from Jenna McCarthy, author of 'If It Was Easy, They’d Call the Whole Damn Thing a Honeymoon: Living with and Loving the TV-Addicted, Sex-Obsessed, Not-So-Handy Man You Married.'

by Susan Swimmer

Only about 4 percent of the 5,000 species of mammals on the planet are considered monogamous—and humans aren’t one of them. In the eternally committed camp you’ve got beavers, geese, some (but not all) bats and Kevin Kline. So, you know, good luck with that.

23 percent of married Americans sleep alone. Lucky devils.

79 percent of men admit that after a decade of being hitched, they can’t be bothered to put the toilet seat down anymore. Shrieking apparently gets us nowhere.

Sex is 10 percent of a marriage. Unless you’re not having it; then it’s 90 percent. This is not an actual study-based statistic but something I once heard and have never forgotten because, well, it’s pretty hard to argue with.

In 1960 the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy boasted 237 members. Today it has more than 24,500. Did I mention that marriage is really hard?

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