In the days when divorces were hard to come by, seaside towns such as Brighton were places where adultery to break up a marriage would be proved with the connivance of all parties.

Something of that spirit lingers in new figures about divorces, which show resorts as having many of the highest rates.

Poverty and deprivation, widespread in the bedsitter belt of resorts, contribute to the ending of relationships.

A number of people also go to places where there are hotels and bedsits after they have divorced in an effort to get away from it all.

There are also both men and women who want to enter into same-sex relationships after the end of their marriages. Brighton and Hove is ideal for that.

The legal process of divorce may now be easier but getting over the emotional impact on families is as hard as ev