The two‑year itch: couples hit marry or break up decision at 24 months.

Is the 2 year itch a thing?

Statistically speaking, the most likely consequence of a two-year-itch divorce is that within five years both partners will be in other relationships, Mirabelli says. The end of a short marriage does not diminish a persons commitment to finding and establishing a lifetime relationship.

Why do they call it the 7 year itch?

The hard work of getting to know someone is supremely less sexy than the earlier years, and there is a tendency to panic and freak out, hence the 7-year-itch.”