The Spectator Podcast: Marriage for one | 27 August 2016

An increasing number of women are entering into the institution of marriage with their dream partner: themselves. In her cover piece this week, Ariane Sherine investigates the women who have brought a new literalism to saying, ‘I do’. But is this just a quirky fad? Or are we witnessing a profound social change? Lara Prendergast speaks to Ariane and Spectator editor Fraser Nelson on this week’s Spectator podcast. Ariane tells Lara:

‘There are an increasing number of women who have decided, because they don’t have a man – or maybe some of them don’t want a man – that if they can’t find Mr Right, well, I’m going to embrace myself and marry myself and it’s going to be a really positive and self-affirming ritual. I’m going to invite all my family and friends and have my big day, man or no man’.

But why are they doing it? Fraser says on the podcast:

You can certainly argue that not many normal people would marry themselves.