{"id":459509,"date":"2025-09-29T04:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T04:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/459509\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T04:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T04:17:17","slug":"newly-divorced-uk-couples-reveal-what-they-blame-for-marriage-breakdowns-including-culture-war-rows-over-brexit-trans-rights-and-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/459509\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly divorced UK couples reveal what they blame for marriage breakdowns – including ‘culture war’ rows over Brexit, trans rights and immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JADA BAS, TRAINEE REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 17:03 EDT, 28 September 2025 | Updated: 19:46 EDT, 28 September 2025 <\/p>\n

Arguments over Brexit<\/a>, transgender<\/a> rights and immigration are some of the top reasons British couples have divorced, a study has revealed.<\/p>\n

Conflict over ‘culture war’ topics and politics are destroying relationships, the research found.<\/p>\n

More than two in five (42 per cent) of divorced Britons said disagreements over issues – including gender<\/a> identity, cancel culture<\/a>, immigration, climate activism and political correctness – had contributed to the breakdown of their marriage.<\/p>\n

Political correctness and ‘wokeness’ (41 per cent) and immigration (41 per cent) were the most common triggers for conflict.<\/p>\n

This was followed by transgender issues (31 per cent), cancel culture (26 per cent), and climate activism (20 per cent).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nearly one in five (17 per cent) said arguments about Donald Trump<\/a> had contributed to their relationship breakdown.<\/p>\n

While 15 per cent said the MeToo movement and 14 per cent pointed to conversations about the Middle East.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Brexit also continues to leave its mark on the nation’s love lives as a quarter (24 per cent) of respondents said that arguments with their former partner on the topic had led to their demise.<\/p>\n

\"Arguments <\/p>\n

Arguments over Brexit, transgender rights and immigration are some of the top reasons British couples have divorced, a study has revealed<\/p>\n

Rows involved how they or the other had voted, views on leaving or remaining or the impact of the 2016 vote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While more than one in four (26 per cent) admitted they would avoid dating someone who voted differently to them on Brexit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The survey of recently divorced Britons was conducted in September 2025 by UK health technology company 32Co to coincide with the launch of its Aerox Sleep Centres, which offer non-invasive treatment for snoring, across the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They also found couples faced challenges in the bedroom as\u00a0nearly half (47 per cent) consider snoring or symptoms associated with sleep apnoea to have been a contributory factor to the breakdown of their relationship.<\/p>\n

A staggering 85 per cent admitted they went through ‘sleep divorces’ where they sleep in separate rooms, which ultimately led to their separation.<\/p>\n

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