Marriage Foundation

The psychology of commitment and marriage in 2 minutes! @harrybenson6 youtu.be/UQ970w-GrBI?si…

Delighted to announce I have passed my PhD on the psychology of marriage at the University of Bristol Lots to say when I launch my findings in June. Suffice to say that research to date has seriously underestimated the impact of marriage Dr Harry? 😀 Dr Marriage? 😂 @MarriageF

The Marriage Foundation's Harry Benson explains why husbands should love their wives as Jesus loved us premier.plus/the-profile/po… @MarriageF

With family breakdown at a record high, marriage researcher Harry Benson argues that the real crisis isn’t divorce, but the quiet erosion of commitment before it begins premierchristianity.com/interviews/har… @MarriageF

‘Nearly half of kids are not living with both parents. I think that’s horrendous’ @Christianitymag premierchristianity.com/interviews/har…

A 9% fall in marriages in 2023 over 100,000 marriages lost as a result of our draconian lockdown policies. The number of weddings in 2020 fell by 61%, the biggest collapse in Europe Another #lockdown toll @MarriageF has details

So what has happened to the 100,000 cancelled lockdown weddings? @MarriageF marriagefoundation.org.uk/the-100000-mis…

I'll be talking to @IainDale on @LBC at 2105 tonight about falling marriage rates New @ONS data shows a 9% drop in 2023 At @MarriageF, we notice there are still 100,000 missing marriages from lockdown. What's happened to them and why does it matter?

"@harrybenson6, research director of @MarriageF, said the year-on-year drop in weddings ‘conceals the long tail of lockdown’ At least 100,000 couples whose weddings were cancelled during lockdown may still not have rearranged their weddings" @DailyMail dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

The 9% decrease in 2023 opposite-sex weddings, reported today by @ONS, conceals the long tail of lockdown At least 100,000 couples whose weddings were cancelled during lockdown may still not have rearranged their weddings marriagefoundation.org.uk/the-100000-mis…

The draconian restrictions of lockdown led to 130,000 fewer weddings in 2020 The latest data for 2023 from @ONS now shows a surplus of 18,000 weddings in the three years since then What's happened to the 100,000 missing weddings? marriagefoundation.org.uk/the-100000-mis…

There were 231,949 marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales in 2023, an 8.6% decrease from 2022. This may reflect the end of a short-term rise in weddings which were postponed due to COVID restrictions. Read more ➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…

'We should be supporting something that gives people their best chance of reliable love. Marriage does that, and prenups don't get in the way' Talking with @SkyNews about our new @MarriageF study this morning

'We should be supporting something that gives people their best chance of reliable love. Marriage does that and prenups don't get in the way' Our @harrybenson6 talking to @SkyNews alongside @jane_keirkn this morning

'Young couples give prenups a ringing endorsement' Our new survey shows one in five young married adults have signed prenups Higher than you expect? Good thing or bad thing? Story in today's @thetimes and interview on @TimesRadio

One in five adults now sign a prenuptial agreement before getting married Our new survey in today's @DailyMail dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

💒Our new survey finds one in five young married adults have signed a prenup. Half of those not married would consider one For better for worse, prenups are here to stay Story covered in today's @DailyMail @thetimes and @TimesRadio marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/one-i…

Friday Five: Green Flags and Red Flags: What Women and Men Really Want in a Relationship via @MarriageF marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/green…

New figures from @ONS show fewer than half of adults are married Every time we see a figure like this, we must remind government to tackle the perverse welfare penalty that stops couples marrying If you want to stay together, get married! marriagefoundation.org.uk/fewer-than-hal…

⚠️What do women and men want from a relationship? Findings from our new survey of 2,000 young adults: Top 'green flags': honesty, kindness, friendship, interest & good manners Top 'red flags': put downs, flirtyness & bad manners marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/green…