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Want to stay married for longer? Research shows you should spend less on the wedding

USA: A study has shown that the more is spent on the wedding, the more likely the couples were to get divorced.

Men who spent between Sh50,000  and Sh200,000 on a wedding ring were 1.3 times less likely to get divorced than those who spent Sh 2,00000 to Sh4,00000, according to a study by economists at Emory University in the US.

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