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OPINION

Feb 29, 2008 11:27 AM CST

Leap Day Cocktails Lost to Time

Drinks passé, along with Sadie Hawkins-style man-chasing

(Newser) - Feb. 29 still comes once every four years, but celebratory cocktails marking the bissextile have gone out of fashion—along with a leap-year tradition that requires plenty of liquid courage, Eric Felten notes in the Wall Street Journal. Women who proposed marriage during the leap year could not be denied;...

Women Reclaim Virginity
Through Faith, Surgery

Feb 28, 2008 6:30 PM CST

Women Reclaim Virginity Through Faith, Surgery

Growing number seek to stake a new claim to innocence

(Newser) - Efforts to reclaim lost virginity appear to be gaining steam across the country, MSNBC reports. More young women are declaring a sexual do-over, with some even opting for surgical replacement of the hymen, say doctors who’ve seen an increase in the procedures. “I felt really bad from a...

Spain Gets on Divorce Express

Feb 28, 2008 11:06 AM CST

Spain Gets on Divorce Express

Church leaders say marriage contract is now 'trash'

(Newser) - Marriage has become a battleground in Spain, where divorce has been legal for 20 years, but a recent reform accelerating the process led to a 74% spike in the divorce rate. With 1 in every 2.3 married couples now parting, the Catholic Church is accusing the socialist government of...

Looking for
Mr. Good (Enough) Bar

OPINION

Feb 23, 2008 11:05 AM CST

Looking for Mr. Good (Enough) Bar

Atlantic writer argues women should drop idealism and settle

(Newser) - Women in their 40s waiting for Mr. Right are "almost like teenagers who believe they're invulnerable to dying in a drunk-driving accident," Lori Gottlieb writes in the Atlantic Monthly. Gottlieb (single, 40ish), thinks women who shun "Mr. Good Enough" believing it's better to be alone are kidding...

Gay Couples Steer Clear of Altar

Feb 22, 2008 12:19 PM CST

Gay Couples Steer Clear of Altar

Many same-sex partners find responsibilities outweigh benefits

(Newser) - As domestic partnerships, civil unions, and even same-sex marriage gain traction, reality has tempered the gay community's exuberant initial reaction, Salon reports. For numerous reasons, both practical and ideological, many couples would rather not get hitched. Those who haven't cite concerns from worry over inconsistent laws to resentment of what...

Church Launches
'Sex Challenge'

Feb 19, 2008 7:51 AM CST

Church Launches 'Sex Challenge'

Daily sex for marrieds, none for singles, pastor proposes

(Newser) - A Florida church has issued a 30-day "sex challenge" to its members that's likely to be a much bigger hit with those who are married—at least the husbands among them—than the singles, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The Relevant Church wants married couples to have sex every...

Man-Training Manual Finally Hits the Stores

Feb 10, 2008 7:37 PM CST

Man-Training Manual Finally Hits the Stores

Therapists call dog analogy cute but no marital cure-all

(Newser) - A woman who has long compared men to dogs has a book coming out and a movie in the works, all plugging the notion that men can be trained. But critics fear that What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage is another pop psych title that props up...

Sarko's Love Life Now 3
Open Books

Feb 10, 2008 9:51 AM CST

Sarko's Love Life Now 3 Open Books

Bruni wanted man with nuke power, says 1 new tome on courtship

(Newser) - Ooh-la-la, that French president Nicolas Sarkozy has a certain je ne sais quoi when it comes to marrying beautiful women, n'est-ce pas? But now his secret is out and his wife-wooing technique is carefully detailed in three new books rushed to print, reports the Times of London.

To Have, to Hold, to Cherish and Annoy

Feb 6, 2008 9:45 AM CST

To Have, to Hold, to Cherish and Annoy

Spouses get more irritating as time goes by, study says

(Newser) - As people age, their relationships with other people gradually become smoother except in one area—their marriages, a new study has found. Researchers discovered that the longer two people are married, the more likely they are to find each other irritating and demanding. It's completely normal—and could even be...

Online Dating Sites Seek Love's Secret Algorithm

Jan 29, 2008 3:10 PM CST

Online Dating Sites Seek Love's Secret Algorithm

Peer review of jealously guarded formulas proves impossible

(Newser) - Online matchmakers eHarmony and Match.com have staked millions on the idea that they, not you, can best find your perfect match, thanks to their secret algorithms. So do they work? Lots of academics want to know, the New York Times reports, but while the companies yearn for scientific, peer-reviewed...

Bruni May Have What It Takes to Be First Lady

Jan 13, 2008 8:22 AM CST

Bruni May Have What It Takes to Be First Lady

Wealthy, intelligent beauty not so different from Sarko's ex

(Newser) - Former supermodel Carla Bruni may be catching some flack from critics who think she's distracting Nicolas Sarkozy from leading France, but those who would dismiss her as just a model don't have the whole story, writes the New York Times. The award-winning singer is intelligent, cultured—and strikingly similar to...

Not Tonight, Dear, He Has
a Headache

Jan 12, 2008 2:29 PM CST

Not Tonight, Dear, He Has a Headache

More hubbies are low on mojo for emotional reasons: 2 new books

(Newser) - More modern hubbies are dodging sex and not for physical reasons, two new books claim: Husbands have a growing list of emotional reasons for saying no, including being too tired, too angry, or just unexcited by their wives. Yet the 20% of sexless couples surveyed for He's Just Not Up ...

Sarko Hints at Marriage to Bruni

Jan 8, 2008 8:04 AM CST

Sarko Hints at Marriage to Bruni

'It is serious,' says president at New Year's press conference

(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy alluded to possible wedding bells with supermodel Carla Bruni today, telling a packed press conference that "There is a strong chance that you will learn about it once it's already been done." Calling the relationship "serious," he lashed out at critics who accused him...

Wedding Bells for Sarko, Bruni?

Jan 6, 2008 10:44 AM CST

Wedding Bells for Sarko, Bruni?

Recent jewelry-trading reported, but French prez has no comment

(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy and very new girlfriend Carla Bruni may soon tie the knot, gushes French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche, citing decidedly anonymous sources. Sarkozy reportedly gave the Italian supermodel/songstress a heart-shaped pink diamond ring and plans to wed her on February 8 or 9, writes the AP. Presidential spokesmen...

7 Celebs Who Married Cousins

Dec 11, 2007 5:54 PM CST

7 Celebs Who Married Cousins

Bach, Rudy, Einstein all kept it in the family

(Newser) - These seven celebrities looked no further than their own family tree for a bride, Mental Floss reports—they married their cousins:

Johann Sebastian Bach: Had 7 of his 20 children with Maria.
Edgar Allen Poe: Fell for Virginia when she was 7; they wed when she was 13.
Jerry Lee

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Feds Bust
Sham Craigslist Marriage

Dec 7, 2007 1:55 PM CST

Feds Bust Sham Craigslist Marriage

Russian woman looking for green card found hubby in ad

(Newser) - It was a match made not in heaven but on Craigslist, and the Russian bride and American groom are charged with staging a sham marriage to get her a green card. The woman posted not-so-subtle ads: "Green Card Marriage—Will Pay $300/Month. Total $15,000," the LA Times...

Sex Is Okay With 'Pleasure Marriage'

Dec 4, 2007 7:15 PM CST

Sex Is Okay With 'Pleasure Marriage'

Muslims date sans guilt in sanctioned trysts, and marry later

(Newser) - What Americans call dating, Muslims increasingly permit as “pleasure marriage,” Bloomberg reports. Twenty-somethings who want sex but can’t afford marriage—a problem in the Middle East, where pay is low and unemployment high—get guilt-free dating clearance with a short-term contract. Men often keep it and “...

Marriage and State Should Get a Divorce

OPINION

Nov 26, 2007 8:44 PM CST

Marriage and State Should Get a Divorce

Laws out of sync with modern love, writes marriage historian

(Newser) - Modern love has snubbed its nose at the state, writes Stephanie Coontz in an op ed piece in the New York Times, with 40% of US children now from unmarried parents. So it's time for the law to follow suit, and get out of the marrying business. Marriage licenses—a...

Husband Skips After Winning the Lottery

Nov 19, 2007 6:09 PM CST

Husband Skips After Winning the Lottery

Florida woman learns about jackpot by Googling her husband

(Newser) - A Florida woman is suing her husband for a share of the state lottery winnings he neglected to share with her—or mention to her—before disappearing, the Miami Herald reports. Donna Campbell, an ex-model, had no idea that her airline-mechanic husband had shared a $19-million jackpot with 17 buddies...

Get Married, Pack On the Pounds

Oct 24, 2007 10:27 AM CDT

Get Married, Pack On the Pounds

Young newlyweds gain more weight than singles, research says

(Newser) - Young adults gain more weight if they're married, a new study shows. People in their late teens and early twenties gain a lot of weight anyway (an average of 15 to 30 pounds), but those who are married gain 6 to 9 pounds more. "The weight gain in this...