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I thought that Xmas, next to summer holidays, was always the peak time for divorce proceedings to get under way? This isn't news really: after a few days (or, in summer, possibly weeks) folks realise more sharply that their dearly beloved isn't so beloved any more.

And on Scott McKenzie's point, once religious scruples have gone from the legal process (as they have) all that maintains marriage as an institution is the tax breaks afforded to married couples.