How many couples get back together after one of them leaves home?

Leaving home in anger or pain often feels like the end. For many couples it was not. Here is what the couples who answered tell us.

Together again after leaving home

57%

Of 272 people who separated at least once, 57% are married and living together today.

Based on 272 responses · updated 13 November 2026 · How we count

Where 644 people's marriages are today, by how many times one spouse left home because of conflict.

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Never left home → Together	297
Never left home → Separated now	18
Never left home → Divorced	22
Never left home → Widowed	16
Left once → Together	85
Left once → Separated now	Hidden (fewer than 10)
Left once → Divorced	33
Left once → Widowed	Hidden (fewer than 10)
Left 2-3 times → Together	54
Left 2-3 times → Separated now	Hidden (fewer than 10)
Left 2-3 times → Divorced	Hidden (fewer than 10)
Left 2-3 times → Widowed	Hidden (fewer than 10)
Left 4+ times → Together	15
Left 4+ times → Separated now	18
Left 4+ times → Divorced	Hidden (fewer than 10)
Left 4+ times → Widowed	Hidden (fewer than 10)

Based on 644 responses · updated 13 November 2026 · How we count

27 weeks

Among 291 people who separated, the longest time apart was typically about 27 weeks (median).

Based on 291 responses · updated 13 November 2026 · How we count

Most common answer: We missed each other (47% of 154 people who answered).

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Based on 154 responses · updated 13 November 2026 · How we count