something old
something new
something borrowed
something blue
a silver sixpence in her shoe
the dress was old
the veil was new
the earrings borrowed
bouquet was blue
she never knew about the sixpence
alas the inevitable happened
and who knows
it might have made the difference
Average marriage length
In 2017, the average length of an Australian marriage that ended in divorce was 12.0 years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) [4]. This figure has increased steadily since 1993, when the average marriage length was 10.7 years .Further, the average marriage length to separation in Australia is 8.3 years, meaning there is a disparity between when couples separate and when they actually divorce [4].
Oh well, I always did things differently, lol. Three years for first divorce; separating after 18 months. 27 years for second; finalised a few months after separation (the legal requirements much more relaxed by then).
ReplyDeleteI think the sixpence was to encourage prosperity. (I didn't know about it either.)
Oh well...you see what happens when you don't put the sixpence in the wedding shoes:}
ReplyDeleteI was taught this rhyme as a child, without the final line about the sixpence, and thought it was a spell to keep the marriage safe. The first time around I took it seriously and the marriage failed. The second one is still alive!
ReplyDeleteI, too, am divorced. I didn't follow the rhyme at all, and that may have been part of the problem--but by far not the biggest one!
ReplyDeleteShoot! I never had a sixpence! Would have been better had I never had a groom. LOL.
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