If you’re due to get married soon, all the plans have been set and everything has been paid for, yet you’re having second thoughts about the whole thing; remember, divorce costs more than marriage.

Yes, you’ll be somewhat unpopular with your betrothed  and her family. Yes you’ll cost quite a considerable amount of money for them and probably yourself in wasted expense, but in the long run you’ll be saving yourself one heck of a lot more. No matter how much money the church was to hire, the dress was to buy, the cars were to hire, the cake, the suits, the flowers, the wedding planner… whatever else you may have spent money on; it all pales into insignificance when compared to the cost of getting rid of the wife afterwards.

So, if you’re feeling that you don’t want to go through with it but you’re worried about letting people down, don’t be. It’s more important that you make the right decision now instead of regretting it later.

Marriage is expensive, and would represent a lot of money to waste by cancelling a wedding, but divorce will cost you far more than any wedding can. Think carefully about your decision, it could prove a costly one.

Clive Bellmore