Most couples who are married and brag about how "amazing" their marriage is are mostly those who have a less good marriage. Additionally, those who don't really brag about the quality of their marriage may also have a less good marriage, which is why it's always a secret. Couples should also take into consideration when looking to get married for the first time that the divorce rate has decreased as couples marry later in life, often after living together. But the divorce rate for first marriages is still about 47% (Elder WebMD "Secrets to a Happy Marriage"). However, this doesn't always happen, so don't think that divorce happens in everyone's first marriage. The fact that many first marriages are good marriages will bring so much hope to young couples who want to get married when they do..