Married Couples Less Likely To Split – National Statistics
Those sudden moments of realisation can catch you unawares. One minute you’re merrily e-shopping for wedding suits or pondering the delights that await you on your stag-do; the next, you’re plunged into a chasm of 
gut-wrenching terror as you realise what you’re actually about to do. The man who’s immune to the pre-wedding jitters is a very rare creature indeed.
Hurrah, then, for some reassuring new statistics just out from the Office for National Statistics. According to its latest edition of Population Trends, an analysis of over 300,000 census records has revealed that 80% of couples who got hitched in 1991 were still together a decade on. In contrast, only 3 out of 5 of those couples who were co-habiting were still an item. Even when external factors like health, education, social class and employment were taken into account, the results remained the same – marriage was still found to be a more successful long-term option than living together. The ONS also found that older couples and those who’ve had kids were more likely to go the distance.
You see? You’re doing the smart thing. Of course you are. There’s absolutely nothing to worry about. Nothing at all. Well, other than writing your speech, surviving the Big Day, oh, and making sure that you both live happily ever after. Simples!
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