Letter: Brief encounters

Friday 12 December 1997 00:02 GMT

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Brief encounters

Sir: One of your "Dilemmas" respondents (11 December) states that he is in his late twenties and is in a stable relationship with a man 10 years his senior who has had two lengthy marriages. If this man is in his late thirties and first got married at 18, this makes 10 years a lengthy marriage. What is a short marriage these days?

MARTIN RUSSELL

Newcastle upon Tyne

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