Divorcees recall wedding day doubts

They went ahead with doomed marriages because of guilt, family pressure and the cost and embarrassment of pulling out.

They went ahead with doomed marriages because of guilt, family pressure and the cost and embarrassment of pulling out.

Published Jun 12, 2015

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London - One in two divorcees admit they should never have married, according to a poll.

They went ahead with doomed marriages because of guilt, family pressure and the cost and embarrassment of pulling out.

In the survey of more than 1 600 divorcees, 49 percent said they were worried on their wedding day that their relationship was breaking down. Two thirds of these doubters had considered cancelling the ceremony.

The poll backs up the “slide or decide” theory of relationships. This holds that those who firmly decide on marriage or cohabitation are likely to stay together, while those who allow themselves to slide into either are not.

Amanda McAlister of Slater Gordon, the law firm which commissioned the poll, said: “It is incredibly common for people to go into marriages with doubts.

“We also have some clients who say they had an early instinct their marriage might not be successful and now regret not listening to that doubt.”

Surprisingly, nearly half the divorced people in the survey said they did not regret their marriage despite its failure.

Daily Mail

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