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Posted by: TechnologyExpert 5 months ago

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The institution of marriage took another knock yesterday when government statisticians reported that the number of weddings in 2006 were the lowest for 110 years. Marriages made a significant comeback between 2002 and 2004, but fell by 9% in 2005 in England and Wales, when the long-term trend towards cohabitation out of wedlock resumed.

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Truzseeker5 months ago

and I hope it continues to drop especially in the US
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smithichie5 months ago

The article mentions a few possiblilties for the low numbers today, but didn't mention a thing about why the numbers were as low or lower in 1898. Why weren't people getting married 110 years ago? Answer that and I suspect it will answer most of today's question.
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