Divorces became popular in the 1970’s with the introduction of a ‘quickie’ divorce, since then the figures have soared, up until 2012.
The recession and financial difficulties is thought to have caused more strain on relationships, raising the figure in 2008. Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows that 119,589 couples got divorced in 2010, an increase of 4.9% since 2009. Following several years of decreases – last year's figure was at its lowest since 1974.
In 2012 the figure has declined. Thought to be because less people are getting married, and when they are, they are marrying later on in life. Pushing the average age for marriage up to 36.2 years for men and 33.6 for women.
A Ministry of Justice analyst says “The younger a person marries, the higher the probability of divorce so the trend to delay marriage has contributed to the decline in divorce over the last 20 years.” The expense of a divorce could also explain the dip in statistics.
Divorce rates are now at their lowest for 40 years. The Office for National Statistics say that the last year there were fewer than 120,000. So it appears romance isn’t dead and the trend is turning back on itself, away from divorces.
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