There were 111,169 divorces in England and Wales in 2014 (Office for National Statistics). The divorces in 2014 were highest among men aged 45 to 49 and women aged 40 to 44. Most are likely made up of white British people due to their making up a higher proportion of the population, but also due to the comparative lack of divorces within BME homes. African culture frowns heavily upon divorce. Therefore, couples can feel judged for contemplating such a step. Many are raised in African-majority Pentecostal churches where they are taught that marriage is a lifelong commitment. The pressure on these couples that they cannot fail forces them to either stay in a loveless marriage or defy the culture. I spoke with Ellah, who is a Christian of Zimbabwean heritage, but was raised in the UK, to receive her thoughts on this issue, coming from a single-parent home herself. When did your parents get divorced? “They're still in the process of divorce. They separated roughly when I wa...