Survey Says: The Bigger The Engagement Ring, The Shorter Your Marriage

Great news guys, here's your excuse to avoid spending two months' salary on an engagement ring.

According to USA Today, a new study found the bigger your engagement ring, the smaller the chance your marriage will last.  So go ahead and buy your girlfriend a diamond that you need a magnifying glass to see.

Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta found that men who spent between $2,000 and $4,000 on an engagement ring were 130% more likely to get divorced than guys who spent $500 to $2,000.

They also found that people whose weddings cost more than $20,000 are 350% more likely to get divorced than people whose weddings cost under $10,000.

One caveat on all this:  The good people at Emory don't seem to know what wedding stuff actually costs.

The average guy now spends $5,598 on an engagement ring which is $1,598 more than the high end of their range in the study.

The average wedding is now $28,858 and that is $8,858 more than the high end of their range in the study.