Couples who have this type of wedding are less likely to divorce - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Couples who have this type of wedding are less likely to divorce By You Magazine - March 20, 2019 Anyone who is married or engaged knows that there are endless things to consider when planning your wedding, including which type of ceremony you and your partner will be having. Traditionally, this decision has been down to your religious beliefs, and would therefore follow accordingly. However, as times have changed, modern society has allowed us to ditch conventional norms and do things our own way. And according to research, it has done wonders for decreasing divorce rates. Getty Images According to newly released data, couples who have a humanist wedding, as opposed to tying the knot the religious or civil way, are the least likely to get divorced. A document released by Humanist UK has highlighted that those who had humanist ceremonies in Scotland were almost four times less likely to go through a divorce than those who had civil marriages, two times less likely than Church of Scotland marriages, and three times less likely Roman Catholic marriages. ‘Overall, looking at marriages within the last fifteen years, 0.25% of couples who had a humanist marriage got divorced in 2017-18, compared to 0.84% of all other couples,’ reads the report by Humanist UK. ‘This stark difference remains regardless of duration of marriage.’ So, what exactly is a humanist wedding? As reported by Cosmopolitan, Humanist weddings are non-religious ceremonies conducted by a humanist celebrant. Getty Images ‘It differs from a civil wedding in that it is entirely hand-crafted and reflective of the humanist beliefs and values of the couple, and conducted by a celebrant who shares their beliefs and values,’ explains the Humanism.org.uk webiste. These marriages have been legally recognised in Scotland since 2005, and the Republic of Ireland since 2012. Meanwhile they only became legal in Northern Ireland last year and couples who choose to have a humanist wedding in England and Wales are still forced to go through a civil wedding process for their marriage to be recognised by the law. But things might change, as humanist weddings grow in popularity. In the months between 2017 and 2018, there were 14,702 civil ceremonies in Scotland, compared to 5,702 humanist, 3166 Church of Scotland and 1182 Roman Catholic. And now that research has shown these marriages last longer, it’s likely that this number is only set to grow. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life Groomzillas Brace yourself for a new breed of monster rampaging down July 7, 2019 Elizabeth Day Sorry can t make your party I m on the sofa August 11, 2019 Using these 10 words makes you middle class apparently September 9, 2019 Megan Phelps-Roper ‘ I was born to preach hate I chose to October 6, 2019 Dr Clare Bailey No energy You may need an iron boost November 10, 2019 Emma Winterschladen Meet the mega matchmaker December 1, 2019 Dr Clare Bailey Comfort joy… and a festive hug December 22, 2019 Elizabeth Day I’ m not grumpy… it’ s just my face January 19, 2020 Elizabeth Day Oh the joy of knowing nothing February 16, 2020 This postcard is a sweet simple way to help others during March 16, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved