The primary aim of The Marriage Foundation is to champion long-lasting, stable relationships within marriage. Examine the background of almost every child in care or the youth justice system and you will discover a broken family. Children from broken families are, on every measure of success, less likely to achieve their potential and, as their life chances ebb away, the wellbeing of our whole nation suffers. It doesn’t have to be like this. We can have healthier relationships that are less likely to break down. Most people still aspire to marriage, but many slide into relationships that prove unstable. Private and public attitudes need to change; reaffirming marriage as the “gold standard” for couple relationships is an essential first step.
