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Mothers happy to do lion’s share of household chores in return for kindness, finds survey

PRESS RELEASE FROM MARRIAGE FOUNDATION AND MARRIAGE WEEK: A new survey of 291 mothers reveals that most mothers still tend to take responsibility for

March 25, 2017 2 Comments

For better, for worse: staying in an unhappy marriage could be the best thing you do

With rates of family breakdown at an all-time high in the UK, new research shows unhappiness in a marriage is often just a short-term and

February 8, 2017 63 Comments

UK families among most unstable in the developed world

The United Kingdom has among the highest rates of family instability in the developed world, a study by an international group of academics has found.

February 5, 2017 52 Comments

Divorce rates plummet to 1975 levels, finds Marriage Foundation

New Marriage Foundation analysis of the latest ONS divorce statistics for England and Wales show the divorce rate has fallen back to pre-1975 levels. The

December 5, 2016 80 Comments

Muslim women have winning recipe for relationship success

PRESS RELEASE FROM MARRIAGE FOUNDATION Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain stunned the programme’s contemporary audience with her traditional views on family and her

November 19, 2016 65 Comments

Date nights make for longer-lasting relationships – but only if you’re married

PRESS RELEASE FROM MARRIAGE FOUNDATION Marriage Foundation research finds couples who go on occasional date nights have 14 per cent lower odds of their relationship

September 25, 2016 56 Comments

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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