Couples Rethinking Wedding Plans and Dates
Almost 80 percent of couples who live together are reconsidering getting married after a study by the think tank Civitas was taken among 1,560 adults aged between 20 to 35.
The study revealed that 50 percent said that making a commitment was the most important reason to get married while only two percent considered marriage for tax advantages.
People aged between 18 to 34 said that marriage was still the “best kind of relationship” compared with 84 percent of those aged 65 and over.
Rising unemployment figures and the credit crunch are forcing couple to rethink wedding plans as well as waiting to ‘see out’ the recession.
Anastasia de Wall, director of family and education at Civitas said “As the recession bites it’s going to be harder for partners to make that commitment – without financial stability and jobs they won’t have the confidence to say ‘I do.”
Today’s recession is making it harder for those planning a life together and could end up having a serious impact if great consideration for future financial budgeting is not given much thought.
Jenny Brown who works in London’s central financial district and who took part in the study said “If my boyfriend asked me now, then I would still say ‘yes’, but I wouldn’t waste my money for a high-profile wedding.”
More young people are putting their careers first and showing a less tradional attitude towards marriage according to a survey by British Social Attitudes last month.
The launch of Marrige Week UK using the slogan “Celebrating Committment” in promoting the importance of family life and society coincided with the release of the study findings.
Hundreds of pounds can be saved when planning weddings by plain old budgeting.
Author - Pauline
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