Money worries are the top strain on couples, a major new survey has revealed, with over a quarter saying it was the factor that damaged their relationship most.
Compiled by Marriage Care alongside Relate and Relationships Scotland, the report is one of the largest studies of relationships in the UK with more than 5,000 people interviewed.
Accessing pornography was the top concern for just two per cent of couples and extra-marital affairs also come in relatively low with nine per cent of couples listing it their major strain.
Financial pressures were revealed as the biggest concern with 26 per cent of couples saying it was their primary worry above ‘not understanding each other’ (20 per cent), ‘differing sex drives’ (19 per cent) and ‘lack of work-life balance’ (17 per cent).
The number of couples seeking divorce is on the rise in Uganda, according to recent reports.
Quite similar to what the UK study reveals, Dr Andrew State, a sociologist at Makerere University’s School of Social Sciences, attributes not only divorce but also low marriage rates in Uganda to the economic situation.
“Most people want to go into a marriage that is stable and economically sustainable. When they don’t see that, they may delay or not marry,” he says.
The latest Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) shows that many married couples in Uganda cannot tolerate adultery.
“Many people cannot tolerate adultery. It is not about the property, it is because they have been hurt. We have also had cases where the spouse has already moved on to start a new life with someone else. You feel you cannot continue,” the acting registrar and inspector of courts, Margaret Mutonyi recently explained to state aided newspaper New Vision. It is estimated that five out of seven petitioners of divorce are women.
Further more, the UDHS report shows that marriage rates are falling partly because people are postponing getting hitched or those who eventually marry do so at much later dates in their lives – this is majorly among men.
“People have trivialised and liberalised sex. It is no longer seen as a sacred thing and because they can get cheap sex, they see no reason to marry,” Stephen Langa, the executive director of Family Life Network recently told journalists.
