Lower marriage rates. When talking about European countries, it’s common to assume that the marriage rates of these countries are low. And guess what? You’ll not be wrong when talking about the Netherlands, where women aren’t fans of getting married. For now, there are about 63K marriages a year, which is low when compared to the last decade. In this country, people prefer living in some form of partnership or cohabitation, which accounts for two-thirds of Dutch adults. What does it mean? Ladies in the Netherlands don’t opt for marriage while having a chance to be in a relationship.