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China's Youth Don't Seem to Want to Get Hitched

Fewer than 5M couples registered to marry in first 9 months of 2024, leading to concerns on birth rates

(Newser) - South Korea and Japan aren't the only nations stressing over low birth rates. The figures for that in China last year were the lowest since 1949 (the year that the People's Republic of China was established), and the nation saw itself lose the top spot in terms...

In This State, Cheating on Spouse Is No Longer a Crime

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has decriminalized adultery, repealing 1907 statute

(Newser) - New York on Friday repealed a seldom-used, century-plus-old law that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse—a misdemeanor that once could have landed adulterers in jail for three months. Gov. Kathy Hochul has now signed a bill repealing the statute, which dates back to 1907 and has...

Sweden, Denmark to Bar Cousins From Marrying

They're the latest countries to do so

(Newser) - Soon, it will be illegal for cousins in all of Scandinavia to marry each other. Advocates of the move hope more nations follow suit. Last week, Sweden moved to ban cousin marriages starting in 2026, reports the Local , and Denmark announced its own coming ban the following day. Both are...

Home Down Payments Are Cheaper Than Weddings Here

Zoocasa has the stats on where it's cheaper to buy a home than get hitched

(Newser) - There's no shortage of news on how much home prices have risen. But when compared to what people are throwing down to host a wedding these days, investing in a home is actually cheaper in some US cities. Zoocasa looks at how these costs average out across the US,...

Looks Like Lana Del Rey Just Got Hitched

Singer reportedly got married in Louisiana on Thursday to alligator tour guide Jeremy Dufrene

(Newser) - Born to wed? Seems so, as People reports that singer Lana Del Rey has apparently tied the knot with alligator tour guide Jeremy Dufrene. That outlet cites photos and video obtained by the Daily Mail that shows the supposed nuptials of the 39-year-old singer and Dufrene ( believed to be...

Controversial Royal Wedding Is Set for This Weekend

Norway's Princess Martha Louise, American shaman Durek Verrett share some interesting views

(Newser) - The big day is almost here for the Norwegian king's eldest child, Princess Martha Louise, to marry self-professed shaman Durek Verrett of the US on Saturday in a picturesque corner of southern Norway. The wedding comes amid widespread criticism of the couple's actions and waning support for Scandinavian...

Couple Sells Guests Tickets to Their Wedding for $333 Each
Couple Sells Guests Tickets
to Their Wedding for $333 Each
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Aug 17, 2024 12:15 PM CDT

Couple Sells Guests Tickets to Their Wedding for $333 Each

Nova and Reemo Styles says they saved $70K on dream event this way, though only 60 people came

(Newser) - Funding one's nuptials these days can be a wallet-emptying experience—but one couple figured out a way to take some of the financial pressure off. "We sold tickets to our wedding," Nova Styles boasts in a TikTok of her June 2023 nuptials to husband Reemo, explaining to...

Tim Scott Puts a Ring on It
Tim Scott Puts
a Ring on It
Aug 5, 2024 10:32 AM CDT

Tim Scott Puts a Ring on It

Former presidential candidate, would-be VP, and current senator is now married to Mindy Noce

(Newser) - At the ripe old age of 58, one of South Carolina's long-term bachelors is officially off the market: Sen. Tim Scott married Mindy Noce on Saturday in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, reports the Greenville News . "Tonight, we promised to cherish and nourish each other and our marriage for...

Stats Say Love on 'The Bachelor' Lacks Staying Power

After 40 seasons, including spinoff 'The Bachelorette,' only 8 couples stuck together

(Newser) - Of the 40 couples joined by a final rose on The Bachelor and The Bachelorette series, not too many have gone on to live in marital bliss. Per the New York Times , only eight are still together, a paltry 20% success rate. And while a new spin on the franchise,...

Will the Real Father of the Bride Please Stand Up

Eminem's daughter Hailie Jade got hitched to partner Evan McClintock, danced with her dad

(Newser) - It seems hard to believe, but the little girl that Eminem used to rap about in his earliest songs is now a married woman. Hailie Jade Scott, the 28-year-old daughter of the "Slim Shady" rapper (real name: Marshall Mathers), tied the knot over the weekend with her longtime partner,...

Urkel Just Got Himself Hitched
Urkel Just Got
Himself Hitched
May 9, 2024 7:43 AM CDT

Urkel Just Got Himself Hitched

Jaleel White, former star of sitcom 'Family Matters,' wed tech exec Nicoletta Ruhl over the weekend

(Newser) - Who can stand being with Steve Urkel for more than five minutes? Nicoletta Ruhl, apparently. The tech exec tied the knot on Saturday in Los Angeles with Jaleel White, the 47-year-old actor who played the off-putting child neighbor of the Winslow family on the prime-time sitcom Family Matters. People reports...

Married People More Likely to Be 'Thriving': Poll

The finding has stayed consistent for more than a decade

(Newser) - Even if your spouse annoys you at times, you may want to take a moment to appreciate them in light of a recent Gallup poll that finds married people are significantly more likely to be "thriving" than unmarried ones. Gallup defines "thriving" as respondents who rated their current...

Millie Bobby Brown Nabs a Special Officiant for Her Wedding

'Stranger Things' co-star Matthew Modine will join her and Jake Bongiovi in holy matrimony

(Newser) - On Stranger Things, the character of Eleven, played by Millie Bobby Brown, had a complicated, tumultuous relationship with Dr. Martin Brenner (aka "Papa"), played by Matthew Modine. It looks like Brown hasn't let that onscreen tension carry over into real life: Modine will serve as the officiant...

US Marriages Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
US Marriages Have
Made a Rebound
Mar 15, 2024 12:21 PM CDT

US Marriages Have Made a Rebound

COVID took a toll on nuptials

(Newser) - US marriages have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels with nearly 2.1 million in 2022, a 4% increase from the year before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the data Friday, but has not released marriage data for last year.
  • In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic,
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Lawmakers OK Bill Nixing Marital Loophole for Sex Assault

Legislation now heads to desk of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to sign

(Newser) - Certain sexual assaults against a spouse would be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a bill passed Friday by the Republican-dominated House of Delegates. The bill would remove marriage as a defense to first- and third-degree sexual assault. The House passed the bill without debate on a...

Dodgers' Ohtani Makes a Surprise Announcement

Turns out the 29-year-old star is now hitched to a Japanese woman

(Newser) - Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has stunningly revealed he's married. Ohtani wrote on Thursday on Instagram , in Japanese: "The season is approaching, but I would like to announce to everyone that I have gotten married." He said his new wife was a "Japanese woman," without identifying...

A New Kind of Love Is Here, 'Whether We Want It or Not'

Spanish-Dutch artist Alicia Framis will wed an AI-driven hologram named AILex this summer

(Newser) - If Alicia Framis' friends and family thought it was bizarre that she once dated a mannequin, things are about to head to the next level. The Spanish-Dutch artist has a wedding planned for this summer at a museum in the Netherlands, to AILex—the first two letters of his name...

The Happiest People Tend to Be Married
The Happiest People
Tend to Be Married
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Feb 18, 2024 5:15 PM CST

The Happiest People Tend to Be Married

Gallup poll confirms the stat, but the reason behind it is elusive

(Newser) - Disgruntled television husbands like Archie Bunker and Al Bundy didn't paint the picture of marital bliss, but data suggests they were in the minority. In fact, married people continually rate themselves as the happiest, CNN reports. A new Gallup poll released with the Institute for Family Studies looks at...

Usher Squeezes In a Big Vegas Tradition After Super Bowl

Superstar weds longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea after headlining NFL championship game

(Newser) - Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea married in Las Vegas just hours after the R&B superstar's headline appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show by an officiant known to dress as an Elvis Presley impersonator. The couple married Sunday at Vegas Weddings, according to a marriage certificate made...

Jailed Ex-Prime Minister Gets Another 10 Years
Bad News Keeps Piling
On for Imran Khan
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Feb 3, 2024 6:00 AM CST

Bad News Keeps Piling On for Imran Khan

Pakistan's former prime minister and his wife get 7 more years in jail, for an apparently illegal marriage

(Newser) - On Saturday, a Pakistani court convicted and sentenced former PM Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the law, officials and a defense lawyer said. The verdict follows another case in which Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were...

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