For nearly four decades now marriage rates in the UK have been declining. In fact, that is a bit of an understatement. The truth is that marriage rates in the UK have been crashing. Yes, crashing against jagged rocks like sailors lured by Sirens. There is no other way to put it.
The numbers are really rather depressing. Probably the most accurate and often quoted statistic is the one that lets us know that marriage rates in the UK have fallen by more than 1/3 since 1982. As amazing as it sounds, that number is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
Another distressing statistic is the fact that the average age for a first marriage has shot up by nearly five years in the past decade in the UK. What does that mean? Well, it means that the average groom is now 37 years old! For these reasons, and many more, singles are more likely than ever to give online dating sites for singles a try.
What do dating sites offer? More often than not, online dating sites grant users the ability to create their own personal profiles and to post it on their sites. After that, they are customarily permitted to browse the profiles of current users and to contact anyone they find interesting.
Though the effectiveness of online dating sites is frequently debated, what we do know is that people are less likely to feel rejected or spurned when an online love connection doesn’t work out.