Getting Married Is in Decline in the UK Shows The Latest Statistics

MARRIAGE - According to figures published by the ONS, getting married is in decline. With the average wedding costing 35K you can understand it. Marriage was generally something for high-status males in the past and of course the security of being married protected women from other male advances. 

There were 242,842 marriages in England and Wales in 2017, a decrease of 2.8% from 2016.

Marriage rates for opposite-sex couples in 2017 were the lowest on record, with 21.2 marriages per 1,000 unmarried men and 19.5 marriages per 1,000 unmarried women.

'Partner' is, of course, the modern term. Marriage has always had a lot to do with property rights. Alas, with the shrinking middle classes, 'property' is not something that so many people own these days. The wearing of rings is to do with the Planet Saturn. Astro Theology and Maritime Admiralty law are rather outside our scope. However, the wearing of black gowns by the legal profession and by graduating students is also associated with the Black Planet. If you are bored, we suggest you look into it in more detail. We are sure you will find it a fascinating topic. 

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