Love, logistics and fresh beginnings: readers on the reasons they remarried

‘There’s not much other than marriage that has the same gravitas,’ one reader said. Photograph: Alamy

Once upon a time, a misstep down the aisle was a life sentence. But since no-fault divorce laws were introduced in Australia nearly 50 years ago, couples have been free to end ill-fated unions (after a separation of 12 months and one day) then toll those wedding bells again.

While it’s no longer uncommon to avoid the stress and expense of marriage altogether, for many the formality and fanfare remains seductive – even if it didn’t work out the first time.