Marriage is in crisis. In 2021, for the first time on record, more children in England and Wales were born to unmarried couples than to married ones. By 2062, according to a startling report, only one couple in 400 in Britain will wed.
You might consider that a good thing, especially if you’re female. According to romantic convention, getting married is still the ‘best day’ of a woman’s life but, in fact, study after study has shown it is men