Three-quarters of people living together as a couple give a high overall rating to their relationship, a new survey says. Less than 10% of people rate their relationship quality poorly. The demographic that rated their relationship satisfaction the highest was those over the age of 55, and those who have been in a relationship for over 30 years.

The survey was carried out by Amarach Research on behalf of Accord, the Catholic bishops’ relationship counselling service.
However, 81% of people agreed that money and financial pressures are the most significant source of pressure for couples today. The ability to buy a home was also flagged by younger couples as one of the main pressures they face.

Overall though, ratings for relationships were very positive in Ireland, with almost 90% of couples rating the level of trust in their relationship as very strong, 80% rating their relationship happiness as very strong, and over 70% rating their quality of communication within their relationship as very strong.