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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Happiness gap 'can raise divorce risk'  A phenomenon referred to as a happiness gap can increase the chances of married couples getting a divorce. This is according to research conducted by a team from Deakin University in Australia, who analysed pairs in their home country, the UK and Germany, the Daily Mail reports. They suggested that the bigger the gap between spouses' satisfaction levels, the more risk there is that they will split up. However, this effect was only seen when the husband was feeling more positive about life than his wife. Those behind the study, which was published under the title You Can't Be Happier Than Your Wife, also found that it was more likely to be the dissatisfied wife who started divorce proceedings. The analysts said: "It is possible that couples that are not able to transfer and equalise their happiness levels are more at risk of divorce." Recently, researchers from the London School of Economics claimed that separation rates are lower among households in which male spouses are involved in domestic chores. 
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