Lots of interesting articles by our team about marriage and commitment, family policy, our research findings and other marriage-related stuff
Children should know … … The upsides of healthy relationships When relationships go right, couples who stay together tend to be happier, healthier and
One of the most common critiques of the supposed advantages of marriage is that married adults and their children only do better because of their
It comes up every year. January is supposedly the month when lawyers and counsellors say they get more new enquiries than in any other month.
(Reproduced from January 2018) I know. Maybe your marriage is a mess. It’s drifting, it’s become functional, it’s lost the love and it’s not what
It shouldn’t be contentious. Yet somehow it is. You might imagine that the way our parents behave towards each other and how they behave towards
For the last few years, it’s become apparent that the trend away from marriage has at least paused, if not necessarily stopped. We have seen
Family breakdown costs £50bn a year
When couples split up, families move from one to two households. Poverty is a common outcome that affects children. Six out of ten lone parents are supported by the state compared to one out of ten couple parents. That's where most of the £50bn is spent.
UK Among highest family breakdown in Europe
Five years ago, the UK had the highest rate of family breakdown in Europe. We're not doing as badly today, but only because of big falls in divorce rates. Alas there's no sign of a similar improvement among cohabitees
Lower Divorce Rates – Higher Lone Parents
Divorce rates have plummeted over the past 3 decades, but the number of lone parents has doubled in the same period. Why?... Because unmarried parents make up only one in five cohabiting parents but are responsible for one half of all family breakdown.
Stability is found in Marriage
Whereas stability is the norm if parents are married (75% stay together), it is the exception if they are not (30% stay together). As a result, among parents of teens who are still together as a couple, nine out of ten are married
Single Most Important Factor
The single most important factor in a child’s healthy development is the stable relationship of the parents. Our groundbreaking research shows that family breakdown is the #1 predictor of teenage mental health problems.
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