UK Wedding News
29/04/2013
According to the Marriage Foundation, who produced the report, 45% of couples who marry for the first time in 2013 will divorce during their lifetime.
This compares to divorced couples who marry for the second time only having a 31% chance of their marriage ending in divorce.
It also found the grooms marrying for the second time are more likely to find happiness.
The think-tank for the Marriage Foundation used figures from the Office for National Statistics for their study and found those on their second union appear to benefit from age and experience, and are more ready to commit.
Harry Benson, who wrote the report, said: "Overall, second marriages do better because couples who get married for the second time are invariably older than those marrying for the first time.
"One possibility is that higher age is a proxy for higher income. Higher income acts as a buffer against some of the everyday difficulties faced by most couples.
"Another possibility is that higher age means there are fewer young children from prior relationships.
"And fewer second marriages for men are subject to the social and family pressures that lead into some first marriages. Hence men tend to do better second time round."
He added: "The good news is that couples wishing to marry second time round no longer need to be put off by doom-laden statistics. Second marriages generally do OK."
(JP/MH)
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Second Marriages 'Less Likely To End In Divorce'
A new report has found couples that are on their second marriage are happier and less likely to get divorced.According to the Marriage Foundation, who produced the report, 45% of couples who marry for the first time in 2013 will divorce during their lifetime.
This compares to divorced couples who marry for the second time only having a 31% chance of their marriage ending in divorce.
It also found the grooms marrying for the second time are more likely to find happiness.
The think-tank for the Marriage Foundation used figures from the Office for National Statistics for their study and found those on their second union appear to benefit from age and experience, and are more ready to commit.
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Harry Benson, who wrote the report, said: "Overall, second marriages do better because couples who get married for the second time are invariably older than those marrying for the first time.
"One possibility is that higher age is a proxy for higher income. Higher income acts as a buffer against some of the everyday difficulties faced by most couples.
"Another possibility is that higher age means there are fewer young children from prior relationships.
"And fewer second marriages for men are subject to the social and family pressures that lead into some first marriages. Hence men tend to do better second time round."
He added: "The good news is that couples wishing to marry second time round no longer need to be put off by doom-laden statistics. Second marriages generally do OK."
(JP/MH)
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