I’m a marriage expert – here’s the perfect age to tie the knot if you want to avoid a divorce
GETTING married can be both one of the most exciting and one of the most stressful periods of anyone’s life.
It is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make – but it is something that most couples will plan to do.
Anyone in a healthy, and happy relationship will have talked about getting hitched one day.
For most people, especially young girls, it’s the dream of walking down the aisle in a beautiful dress and sharing their love in front of their family and friends.
And now legal experts have revealed that they have found the perfect age for people to tie the knot.
Experts from leading law firm Irwin Mitchell found that the perfect age to get married is between 28 and 32.
Anyone in this age bracket tends to have the highest chance of success in their marriage.
This is because “they typically have the fewest divorces”.
The experts used a combination of internal insight and ONS data to narrow down the age range.
They also found that for opposite-sex marriages, the most common length of marriage is 8 years.
This is based on a total of 6,229 divorces across 2021 and is a two-year increase from pre-2021 figures.
But this could be due to the coronavirus pandemic as people chose to delay their divorce during lockdown.
Based on this new data, if someone was to get married this year and it didn’t work out then they could be due a divorce in 2031.
Irwin Mitchell experts explained that divorce can be a stressful and emotional time for anyone – and often recommends the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to help.l;
This includes a range of tools such as mediation, financial dispute resolution and arbitration, all designed to prevent couples from ending up in court.
Family Law Senior Associate at Irwin Mitchell, Jennifer Pollock says: “The law has changed with the introduction of no-fault divorce on 6th April 2022.
“This makes the divorce process less contentious and recognises the importance of an individual’s autonomy to make these difficult decisions without having to prove why they are entitled to a divorce.
“This has changed from previous legislation where one of five facts had to be evidenced (for example, bad behaviour, adultery, two-year separation and consent, five-year separation and desertion.”
Jennifer added: “It’s a sad fact that around 50 per cent of marriages end in divorce but there are now many more options available to couples to separate in the best way for them.
“Some divorces will be amicable, some may need mediation to help make agreements while others may end up in court.
“There is no one-size-fits-all approach and it’s important to seek out quality advice as soon as possible.”