Cohabiting has become the norm - 80 per cent of us cohabit before marrying. Since 2001, the number of cohabiting couples in the UK has risen dramatically from 2.1 million to 2.9 milli
They could be described as one of the most unlikely couples in the history of British popular culture, but MP Lembit Opik and Cheeky Girl Gabriela Irimia are to tie the knot.