Carrie Reinheimer December 6, 2008. 10:58am
The economic crisis is straining people's relationships and leading to a steep rise in couples seeking help, a leading counseling service has said. Relate said it had seen calls jump from nearly 5,000 in October to November last year to more than 7,500 for the same period this year - a rise of 59%. It said job insecurities and money worries were putting an extra strain on their callers' relationships. Vanessa Lloyd Platt, a leading divorce lawyer, told the BBC that couples who were thinking of splitting may initially have been waiting for the housing market to pick up, so that when they sold their most valuable joint asset, they would not lose as much money. But Ms Lloyd Platt said now that it was clear the economic downturn was going to last, many people were deciding not to delay a divorce any longer. She said: "For a while we saw that people were frightened to deal with proceedings, starting to deal with their matrimonial difficulties. "But now we're seeing a wholesale exodus of people out of the relationships, because they're in for the long haul, they realize they can't wait for the property market to shift."
This is really sad that there is so many peoples relationships struggling because of the economic Downturn. I am ready for all of this to be over and really want to see the economy get better. I know from first hand experience that money can put a big burden on marriages. This is something that we do not pay much attention to, but maybe we should. Marriages are falling apart in the UK because of the economy. Now maybe we will start to make a difference with our economy because it is having a different effect on us.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7768674.stm
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It's amazing what all a sloping economy can produce. This is a great example of why everyone should deeply care for the state our economy is in. It will effect you one way or another. It's not just about money; it's a change in all of our lives.
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