The wedding industry is on the down. The recession is hitting marriage pretty hard. Less people are getting hitched. On the upswing, divorce is down. Separation is a bad economic decision for some.
The new figures show, among other things, that marriages fell to a record low level in 2009, with just 52 percent of adults 18 and over saying they were joined in wedlock, compared to 57 percent in 2000. Many young people, at the same time, struggled to find work and achieve economic independence.
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