Doomed

[SueEllen]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/ma...entity.divorce

Nearly half of British marriages are likely to end in divorce, according to the bleak picture painted by a new statistical study.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found 45% of marriages will end in divorce before a couple's 50th anniversary if 2005 rates continue, with almost half of these splits occurring before couples reach 10 years of marriage.

After the first decade, fewer than 31% of marriages will end in divorce, and after 20 years the proportion falls to about 15%.

The study, which analysed divorce and death rates from 2005, concluded that 10% of married couples are likely to celebrate a 60th wedding anniversary.

The figures were revealed a day after the institution of marriage took a further knock when official statistics showed the number of weddings in 2006 was the lowest for 110 years.

Marriage grew in popularity between 2002 and 2004, but fell by 9% in 2005 in England and Wales, when the long-term trend towards cohabitation out of wedlock resumed.

Provisional figures for 2006 released by the ONS yesterday showed there were 236,980 marriages, a further 4% decline on the previous year.

[bogeyman]

Only half?

All of mine did!

[Diver]

Only half?

All of mine did!

Wot! the last one too?

I thought you were going to keep that one on Tranquillizers?

[Churchill]

Wot! the last one too?

I thought you were going to keep that one on Tranquillizers?

Ah, the old "Sleeping Beauty" gambit...

[threaded]

You maybe want to try putting nicorette patches on the back of the neck whilst she sleeps.

Then she'll get the shakes whenever shes away from you.

threaded in "saw it in a cartoon, and it seemed reasonable" mode

[BrilloPad]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/ma...entity.divorce

Nearly half of British marriages are likely to end in divorce, according to the bleak picture painted by a new statistical study.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found 45% of marriages will end in divorce before a couple's 50th anniversary if 2005 rates continue, with almost half of these splits occurring before couples reach 10 years of marriage.

After the first decade, fewer than 31% of marriages will end in divorce, and after 20 years the proportion falls to about 15%.

The study, which analysed divorce and death rates from 2005, concluded that 10% of married couples are likely to celebrate a 60th wedding anniversary.

The figures were revealed a day after the institution of marriage took a further knock when official statistics showed the number of weddings in 2006 was the lowest for 110 years.

Marriage grew in popularity between 2002 and 2004, but fell by 9% in 2005 in England and Wales, when the long-term trend towards cohabitation out of wedlock resumed.

Provisional figures for 2006 released by the ONS yesterday showed there were 236,980 marriages, a further 4% decline on the previous year.

And this is news? Where have the guardian been the last few years?

70% (or is it 75%) of divorces are filed by women. women have all the power. at a whim they can take the children, assets & income - kick the man out and move in someone who would make Ian Brady look like a saint.

Only a completely stupid man would get married. Luckily 90% of men are stupid - and most of the rest are severely lacking in the testicularily area.

Of couse like all rules there is an execption - it is pondlife this year...

[BlasterBates]

Nice to see a lot of doom messages this morning. I find doom and despondency really uplifting.

Lets have more of it.

[Xenophon]

Polyamory is the future.

[PAH]

Polyamory is the future.

Is she as cute as Pollyanna?

[AlfredJPruffock]

Hold on - I recently posted an article which stated that the rate of marraiges are going down therefore divorces shall go down as well.

Had to thank Mr Lewis advice on this one - he said -
Alf - you'll be a Batchelor Boy - until the day you die