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A study that examined same-sex marriages in Norway found that lesbian couples are twice as likely to divorce in the first five years of marriage compared to heterosexual couples. Male same-sex couples however, are only 8% more likely to divorce than straight couples within the same time period. The study found that almost 60% of Norway’s 1993 lesbian marriages ended in divorce. Divorce rates in Norway are higher among married lesbian couples that live in the countryside compared to those living in urban areas. Male same-sex couples that live outside of the city are also more like to divorce than those that don't. Researches analyzed 5,187 same-sex marriages between 1993 and 2018 .The study titled “Same-sex Marriage Over 26 Years: Marriage and Divorce Trends in Rural and Urban Norway...