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Summer 2013 Newsletter now available

08-May-2013

On the anniversary of the Marriage Foundation's launch Paul Coleridge looks back over the solid achieve- ments of the first year and says that "there is everything to play for. Please continue to stand with us."

Second marriages are less likely to end in divorce than first

29-Apr-2013

The Marriage Foundation think-tank has produced a report revealing that second marriages are more stable than first marriages, challenging the widely held belief that couples who remarry are doomed to repeat the mistakes from their first marriage.

Startling new MF research on UK divorce rate

06-Feb-2013

New report shatters the common assumption that the divorce rate for all couples is higher than it was in the 1960s. If a married couple survive the first ten years of marriage, their risk of divorce is the same as it has been in the previous four decades.

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The Marriage Foundation is developing a Web Portal which will be a major national resource signposting the services of organisations and individuals which offer practical advice at the outset of relationships and during times of difficulty.

In the meantime you can access support from organisations such as Relationships Central (The Marriage Preparation Course and The Marriage Course) and Relate, both of which operate a national network. Find help near you -- for Relationships Central (left) and Relate (right) -- by clicking on the images below and seeing what's available in your area:

One Plus One has a great resource called Couple Connection which is a "do it yourself" relationship support service, with articles, self-assessment tools and much more.

Harry Benson

You can also read these letters from Harry Benson, our Director of Communications, which draw both on his personal life as well as his professional experience. Harry was founder and director of the charity Bristol Community Family Trust where he taught relationship courses. He is also the author and originator of Let’s Stick Together, a pioneering relationship book and programme.

Mend it, Don't end it: A personal letter from Harry Benson for people with marriage difficulties

Starting Well: A personal letter from Harry Benson for those thinking of getting married