If you’re one half of a couple who has found the past two years a bit of a struggle, you’re not alone. As lockdown hit, one British law firm logged a 122% increase in divorce enquiries. Meanwhile, Citizens Advice reported a spike in searches for online advice about ending a relationship.
Love, it seemed, was in crisis. But it’s not only because of COVID-19. Today, weddings are at their lowest level since records began, and the average duration of a marriage at the time of divorce is falling (latest figures stand at 11.9 years). Social commentators recently predicted the end of the ‘job for life’ – could the lifelong relationship be as outmoded?
‘The environment love needs to flourish is being stressed’
Not according to neuroscientist Stephanie Cacioppo, whose new book, Wired for…
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Woman & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2022