Rebecca Charters* realised her marriage was in trouble when she sat across from her husband on a date night and thought, "I've got nothing to say to you." It was a sign that the seven-year itch had well and truly kicked in. The term, which suggests that happiness in a relationship declines after seven years, gained popularity following the 1955 Marilyn Monroe film of the same name. While 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows that marriages which do end in divorce la