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The more you spend on a wedding, the less likely it is to last

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

05:45 9 Jul 2018


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A study's found a big day (and a big ring) could lead to a big divorce.

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Couples who spend more on their weddings are more likely to get divorced.

That's according to two economics professors, Andrew Francis-Tan and Hugo M Mialon, who surveyed 3,000 married people to discover what leads to marriages breaking down.

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They found couples who spent more than €16,000 on their wedding were 1.6 times more likely to divorce than those who spent around €1,000.

While men who dropped over €3,000 on an engagement ring were 1.3 times more likely to split than those who spent about €1,000.


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