We Are No Longer the Marrying Kind ; Study Shows 58% Think Monogamy Is an 'Unnatural' State

Evening Standard - London › May 11, 2004

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MARRIAGE may be the bedrock upon which our society has rested for centuries - but most people now regard the institution as unnatural, outdated and irrelevant.

This is the conclusion of a new study that paints a picture of a cynical modern Britain in which people no longer expect relationships to last, and don't even seem unduly bothered.

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We Are No Longer the Marrying Kind ; Study Shows 58% Think Monogamy Is an 'Unnatural' State

And, contrary to expectations, it is women who are leading the new revolution.

While 78 per cent of men believe that having a...

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