A recent study from Norway has found a link between a couple’s pattern of alcohol use and the likelihood of divorce.

The study, by researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, found that:

“The divorce rate was highest among couples in which the woman drank a lot compared to the man,” commented lead author Fartein Ask Torvik. “There are several possible explanations for this.

“In general, women are more affected by drinking than men are. In addition, it is probably less socially acceptable for women to drink a lot, because it interferes with female roles in family life. It is also more noticeable when women drink, because we are more used to men drinking more.”