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Half of all people that have become divorced regret their decision to end their marriages according to a recent survey. As part of the study, researchers interviewed 2,000 participants from throughout the UK all of whom have either obtained a divorce or decided to end a relationship that had lasted for five years or more. The study revealed that 50 per cent of respondents regretted their decision to end their marriages or relationships, with a further 54 per cent stating that they were unsure of whether divorcing or separating from their partners had been the correct decision. In contrast to these findings, though, half of all respondents claimed that they believed that they were more content than they were prior to their divorce. Of those that took part in the study, 20 per cent claimed that they regretted their decision to end their marriage immediately, whereas 19 per cent reported that they regretted their decision within one week. Ten per cent of respondents claimed that they did not regret their decision for more than one year of their relationships or marriages having ended, however. 56 per cent of respondents reported that they believe that they did not value their marriage until their divorce had been finalised and 46 per cent claimed that their divorce made them realise that they had undervalued their partners. The survey also discovered the main reasons why individuals regretted divorcing or separating from their partners with the top three reasons being missing a partner, feeling like a failure and still being in love with the other party. Other reasons included feeling lonely, discovering that a former partner had formed a new relationship and the divorce having had a negative impact on any children that may have been involved.