30 August 2008

Divorce rate at its lowest for 26 years

Only the figures look a bit fragile and tenuous so perhaps it's too early to celebrate or learn much as yet. Go here to see more. Divorce rate at its lowest for 26 years | UK news | guardian.co.uk. One thing that would be needed to interpret is to compare with marriage rate and cohabitation figures. Perhaps, after a generation or two of people learning the new social rules, we are coming to a point where tacit knowledge on getting and staying married have caught up with the change social attitudes and conditions ... ?
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