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# 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](https://vimeundwa.upeo.ai/methodology)
## **From leaving home to today**
*Where 644 people's marriages are today, by how many times one spouse left home because of conflict.*
**Show the numbers**
| 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](https://vimeundwa.upeo.ai/methodology)
## **Longest time apart (median)**
**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](https://vimeundwa.upeo.ai/methodology)
## **What brought them back**
*Most common answer: We missed each other (47% of 154 people who answered).*
**Show the numbers**
| **Answer** | **People** | **%** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| We missed each other | 73 | 47.4% |
| The children | 72 | 46.8% |
| An apology and real change | 56 | 36.4% |
| Faith and prayer | 49 | 31.8% |
| Elders or family stepped in | 46 | 29.9% |
| Pastor, imam or faith leader | 43 | 27.9% |
| Counsellor | 17 | 11% |
| Pressure from others | - | Hidden (fewer than 10) |
| Financial reasons | - | Hidden (fewer than 10) |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
Based on 154 responses · updated 13 November 2026 · [How we count](https://vimeundwa.upeo.ai/methodology)
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