Britain’s first “divorce fair”

It has everything a couple at odds with each other could want - lawyers, financial advisers and even some pole dancers. The only thing Britain’s first divorce fair won’t have is any suggestions on how to reduce the number of marriage breakdowns. Organisers say the Starting Over Show will help couples make breaking up as painless as possible. The event will be held in October in Brighton, where more than 20 per cent of couples divorce. The national average is 16 per cent. Experts will include divorce lawyers, business advisers, health professionals and financial advisers. There will be live music and a creche while the organisers also hope to have pole dancers - apparently to boost the self-esteem of the newly single. - Source: Daily Mail

What a shame these sorts of fairs are now required and will be considered the norm. You get wedding fairs, so it was inevitable there would be divorce fairs with divorce rates being so high. I don’t like the idea of divorce, but I do think these fairs can be beneficial to people going through a break up. Breaking up is certainly not a pleasant time and it can make someone feel overwhelmed and confused, it can also be a lonely time. There are many people who can benefit from a divorce fair, I believe it is a good thing to make information accessible in one place.

I attended a wedding fair in my local town centre when I was planning my wedding, I found it very useful, it really did help me plan things. I would assume a divorce fair would be just as helpful. I hope I will never have to make use of the Starting Over Show, but I won’t condemn it either. If a divorce fair will help people, what is the harm in it? The only thing I’m sceptical about is the pole dancers “exhibiting”. How are pole dancers supposed to help people going through a break up? Seems a bit gimmicky to me.

What are your thoughts on break up fairs?