It was recently revealed that one of the biggest (in fact the biggest) reasons to get divorce was sex. Either one partner wanted more and didn’t get it, or one partner never wanted any, or one partner found they could get it somewhere else whether it was on offer at home or not.

The physical aspect to a relationship was often the main reason for couples to split.

However the next biggest reason for divorce was a financial one, where often one partner (usually the woman) had out of control spending habits that led to the husband getting annoyed. No amount of communication or discussion is able to make one partner who spends, understand that they can’t keep spending when the money is running out.

Whether it’s on clothes, shoes, handbags or something actually useful, like home improvements such as bathroom suites, a new kitchen or a new car, money gets spent whether it’s there to begin with or not. Those who spend: spend. Those who work: work.

This is where the arguments come in, and those arguments all too often lead to divorce. The sad irony is that a wife who spends thousands of pounds of money that you don’t have on stuff you don’t need is still cheaper than a divorce.

Clive Bellmore