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In France: Screw Marriage, Give Me a Civil Union

Partnerships simplify breakups, avoid religious ties

(Newser) - In France, civil unions are soaring in popularity—for heterosexuals. PACS, as they are known in France, were established in 1999 and lauded by gay-rights advocates; little did they expect the huge success of the measure ... among straight people, who made up 95% of the civil unions created last year....

6 Signs Divorces Are the New Weddings

Women are partying in black veils, for one

(Newser) - There is no denying the existence of the Marriage Industrial Complex: The Caribbean bachelorette parties! The $8,000 dresses! The insane amount of flowers! But a sister industry has sprung up of late—one that treats divorce as a major milestone worth celebrating ... with the same money-spending opportunities as weddings...

Iran's Divorce Rate Soars as Women Gain Power

Clerics call it a 'crisis'

(Newser) - Iranian conservatives are panicking. The country is in “crisis,” according to one senior lawmaker; another sees a “national threat.” The menace they fear: Divorce. Iran’s rate has tripled over the past decade, to a little more than 150,000 a year, or one in every...

Crazy New Investment Idea: Divorces!

Investor ponies up money for proceedings, reaps portion of settlement

(Newser) - Here’s a tip to diversify your portfolio: Invest in divorce! Crazy, you say? Not so, says the New York Times , which reports that a new industry doing just that has been born in, you guessed it, California. The business plan is simple: Cover the often high cost of a...

Children of Divorce Face Doubled Stroke Risk
 Children of Divorce Face 
 Doubled Stroke Risk 
study says
Nov 22, 2010 10:58 AM CST

Children of Divorce Face Doubled Stroke Risk

Study shows link between childhood stress, health

(Newser) - Compared to other kids, children of divorced parents are more than twice as likely to suffer a stroke during their lives, a study suggests. Researchers gathered data from 13,000 subjects in a 2005 Canadian health survey and found that, even when other stroke risk factors, like smoking and obesity,...

Charlie Sheen Files for Divorce

Seeks joint custody of twins after 2 years of marriage

(Newser) - It's not exactly today's most shocking story: A week after his naked hotel antics, Charlie Sheen has filed for divorce from his estranged third wife, Brooke Mueller, citing irreconcilable differences, ABC News reports. The pair married in 2008; Sheen is seeking joint custody of their 1-year-old twin boys. Sheen and...

Husband Accidentally Divorces Wife on Skype

Tells clerics he didn't mean it, to no avail

(Newser) - A Qatar man is paying a heavy price for a joke he made in a Skype chat—his marriage. He jokingly wrote "talak, talak, talak" ("I divorce thee, I divorce thee, I divorce thee") to his wife. He then apparently got worried and wrote to Islamic authorities...

The 10 Jobs With the Highest Divorce Rates

More than a third of dancers, bartenders are divorced

(Newser) - What jobs are most likely to torpedo your marriage? Researchers at Radford University crunched the numbers and found that dancers and choreographers have the hardest time staying married, Business Insider reports. The top professions, with the corresponding divorce rate:
  1. Dancers and choreographers, 43%
  2. Bartenders, 38%
  3. Massage therapists, 38%

How I Survived His Affair
 How I Survived His Affair  
commentary
Sep 26, 2010 6:30 PM CDT

How I Survived His Affair

Divorce seemed like a no-brainer...

(Newser) - Clare Hunter and her husband had just left a marriage counseling session when he confessed he had been sleeping with someone else. "But he wears that old scruffy underwear to work," she thought. The reality didn't sync up with what she imagined an affair was supposed to be,...

Hate Your Spouse? Call This Guy
 Hate Your 
 Spouse? 
 Call This Guy 
viral video
Sep 23, 2010 8:30 AM CDT

Hate Your Spouse? Call This Guy

Steve Miller might be the world's most honest divorce lawyer

(Newser) - Steve Miller is not a lawyer who pulls punches. In his ad for Florida law firm DivorceEZ , which has been around for a while but just went viral on YouTube , Miller promises to help you get rid of “that vermin you call a spouse.” His law firm will...

Theory: Women With Daughters Don't Need Husbands
Theory: Women With Daughters Don't Need Husbands
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 11, 2010 6:47 AM CDT

Theory: Women With Daughters Don't Need Husbands

It's a new take on divorce statistics

(Newser) - Sociologists have puzzled over an odd stat for years: Parents are more likely to divorce if they have girls instead of boys. The New York Times parenting blog today takes note of a new theory by a Notre Dame psychologist: Women who have daughters don't need a husband as much...

Down With No-Fault Divorce
 Down With No-Fault Divorce 
OPINION
Aug 29, 2010 10:18 PM CDT

Down With No-Fault Divorce

We should all have the right to fight for our marriage

(Newser) - Beverly Willett fought for five years to stop her cheating husband from divorcing her—and she’s not happy that women no longer have that option in New York. That state, until recently, was the last one without a no-fault divorce law—meaning “the only way to exit a...

Whatever Happened to Mr. Liz Gilbert?

Eat, Pray, Love author's ex-hubby can't be having a good week

(Newser) - How does it feel to be one of the world’s most famous ex-husbands, watching your wife ( as portrayed on screen by Julia Roberts!) rocket to fame, fortune, and Oprah’s book club with the success of her book all about your divorce? In the case of Eat,...

Hollywood Just Loves Divorce

 Hollywood Just 
 Loves Divorce 

eat, pray, find yourself!
Aug 11, 2010 12:00 PM CDT

Hollywood Just Loves Divorce

It equals liberation, baby!

(Newser) - Hollywood has had a long love affair...with divorce. It's the topic du jour once again, thanks to Eat, Pray, Love, which paints the aftermath of the big split as "getting down with James Franco and Javier Bardem, copious amounts of gelato and pizza, and finding 'your truth' at...

Angelina Fling Broke Up Uma, Ethan

Thurman-Hawke split followed his hookup with co-star Jolie

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie hooked up with co-star Ethan Hawke on a movie set in 2003, and the fling helped sink Hawke's marriage to Uma Thurman, according to a new tell-all book about Jolie. Her other conquests include Lenny Kravitz and Ralph Fiennes, according to Andrew Morton's Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography, reports...

Despite Split, Wife Will Join Mel Gibson in Australia

Robyn Gibson urged Mel to flee Hollywood

(Newser) - The mother of Mel Gibson's first seven kids is siding with him in the custody dispute over No. 8 , but their involvement goes deeper: Not-quite-ex-wife Robyn Gibson has encouraged the actor to return to Australia—and will make the move herself, reports the Daily Mail . Oksana Grigorieva's "allegations have...

RFK Jr. Divorcing DWI-Charged Wife

Alleged drunk driving came three days after filing

(Newser) - Mary Kennedy’s May 15 DWI arrest didn’t come out of nowhere: Turns out her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., had filed for divorce on May 12. Rumors of marriage trouble came bubbling to the surface soon after the DWI; police had been called to the couple’s New...

15 Things That Raise Your Chance of Divorce

No. 1: Getting married before age 18

(Newser) - You don't need a Magic 8 Ball to predict whether your marriage will make it. Using data from a number of studies, Anneli Rufus pulled together 15 facts about you and your spouse's age, kids, and health that all point to the same conclusion: Outlook not so good. She shares...

Divorce Is 'Contagious'

 Divorce Is 'Contagious' 

study says
Jul 6, 2010 7:48 AM CDT

Divorce Is 'Contagious'

Best friend's break-up boosts your odds 75%

(Newser) - Friends of Al and Tipper, watch out. Divorce spreads like a disease, researchers say, among friends, families, and co-workers. If your best friend's marriage goes belly up, the chances of yours ending goes up 75%, scientists at Brown University say after analyzing data from a study of 12,000 Americans...

Divorce Sometimes in Kids' Best Interests

Those in high-conflict homes are prone to rocky adult relationships

(Newser) - A major study reinforces the notion that parents shouldn't stay in a bad marriage for the sake of their kids. The constant conflict makes it more likely that the children will grow up to have problems in their own adult relationships, reports LiveScience . Kids of divorce, on the others, will...

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