For Love That Lasts, Say ‘I Do...... For Now?'

How do you make love last forever? A recent book argues that we shouldn’t have to – and that, in fact, deliberately marrying someone for a temporary time period is the way forward.

- Catriona Innes

Marriage is for life, right? First comes the big diamond ring, followed by the even bigger white wedding and then, you know, happily ever after… Except, it’s not really working out like that. With divorce rates steadily rising and more couples co-habiting than ever before, it appears that marriage is in serious danger of losing its place in society. 

Let’s look at the facts. Recent statistics show that around 50% of first-time marriages will end in divorce, and this number increases to 60% for second-time marriages. And it seems this knowledge is stopping many of us from heading down the aisle in the first place – marriage rates across the globe have shown a significant drop since the 1980s.