For the last few years the Office for National Statistics has reported that marriage rates are at their lowest since records began.
Last year it was reported that, for the first time ever, fewer than two in 100 women over the age of 16 got married in a single year.
The rising cost of weddings and cultural changes, such as women working and wanting to get married later, or not at all, have all contributed to the decline in marriage.
With these statistics in mind, this week I'm exploring the reasons why women do or don't get married, and looking for women with stories to illustrate the arguments for and against.
Perhaps you went through with your wedding only to regret it afterwards. Or did family and/or friends try to talk you out of it? id you overcome all the odds to get married and was it the happiest day of your life - or did you break up on honeymoon and vow never to marry again? Or maybe you came close to marriage and decided against it at the very last minute.
Whatever your story, I want to hear it, so please get in touch. Email alice@medavia.co.uk
I read a statistic that said people who get married after being together for a long time have more chance of getting divorced than those who don't live together. I laughed at this while I was booking my wedding in Las Vegas,oh and what's that statistic that it is unlucky to get married in Vegas....most marriages end in divorce. No way...! Anyway, we went ahead, after being together for 15 blissful years we got married in Vegas, such fun, cheap and simple. Came home, had one great year then he went off in one direction and I went off in another. So after being together for 18 years we got divorced.
ReplyDeleteAlways take note of statistics and don't spend a fortune on your wedding, never again for me!!