So this is often a hot topic here, whether the concept of no-fault divorce should be allowed by the courts, just how binding a marriage ceremony should be, and so on.

Which brings me to this story published just yesterday on BBC News about an ongoing case in which a British judge is refusing to allow a couple to divorce on the grounds that the wife claims to be miserable in the marriage, as the husband disagrees and wishes the marriage to continue.

Here are the important bits:

Tini Owens, 66, has asked the Court of Appeal to overturn a family court ruling, which said she couldn't divorce her husband Hugh Owens, 78.

The court heard her case was that the marriage had broken down, but Mr Owens disagreed and said the couple still had a "few years" to enjoy.

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Judge Robin Tolson ruled against Mrs Owens in the family court last year, concluding that her allegations were "of the kind to be expected in marriage" and refused to grant a divorce petition.

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Mrs Owens had made 27 allegations about the way Mr Owens treated her, including that he was "insensitive" in his "manner and tone" and said she was "constantly mistrusted" and felt unloved.

"The simple fact is that I have been desperately unhappy in our marriage for many years," she said in a witness statement.

"There is no prospect of reconciliation."

Mr Owens, a retired businessman, disagreed and denied allegations made against him.

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Barrister Nigel Dyer QC, who represented Mr Owens, said appeal judges should not overturn Judge Tolson's ruling.

He said: "At the moment, as the law stands, unhappiness, discontent, disillusionment are not facts which a petitioner can rely upon as facts which prove irretrievable breakdown."

Judges were told that Mrs Owens had an affair which lasted less than a year and the court heard the couple, who have grown-up children, slept in different rooms.

Sir James said the judges would examine legislation laid down by Parliament and told lawyers: "It is not a ground for divorce if you find yourself in a wretchedly unhappy marriage - people may say it should be."

So, what does PPD think?