As many people take marriage less seriously and see it less as a life-long commitment, Germans may be offered a get-out clause if a politician gets her way.
The buzz in a relationship can fade over time, as things become more day-to-day and the pressures of work and life in general bring the honeymoon period to an end.
Kate Middleton, Prince William's on-off girlfriend, may become a fixed part of the English vernacular with her name making it into the new edition of the Collins dictionary.
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.
