It’s official, the secret to a happy marriage is RETIREMENT

A new study of retired Brits has revealed that over two thirds of couples in their golden years claim they are happier now than they EVER have been.

A further 65 percent said their marriage or relationship is stronger since retirement because they now have more time to spend with each-other.

Over half (52 percent) said their relationship had flourished since giving up work as they no longer have to endure the stresses of office life – or the pressures of running a family home.

But the poll of 1,500 sixty plus adults by McCarthy & Stone found four in ten claim lots of holidays were the reason their marriage was better than ever, while 44 percent said it was because they enjoy more meals out, dates and joint hobbies.

Overall, 64 percent of those polled said life has never been so good, while 48 percent said they are enjoying life much more as they have got older.

Nearly three quarters of those polled said they were happy with what they had achieved in life with marriage, children, owning a home and travelling the world among the biggest accomplishments.