If Olivia Atwood wants the romance of a wedding without the financial entrapment of a marriage then good on her, she has quite literally earned it.

I’ve recently witnessed a friend go through it and let me tell you, even in 2026 divorce court misogyny is t h r i v i n g. The way in which women have to turn up cap in hand, fighting off the shame of asking for more money, proving they have a right to it is so backwards and something I can never unsee.

Weddings are fabulous and so are many marriages! But women are conditioned to enter into marriage in a state of blinkered over excitement. I really hope Olivia has given a few people pause for thought