marriage

Sep 29, 2010 6:35 AM CDT

Marriage Rates Fall: Who Can Afford It?

Bones' Deschanel Marries

She ties knot with long-time beau David Hornsby

(Newser) - "Bones" has finally tied the knot, and not to fictional FBI agent Seeley Booth. Emily Deschanel, star of the hit TV series about a brainiac forensic anthropologist, married long-time writer-actor beau David Hornsby of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. They wed in a private evening ceremony overlooking the Pacific...

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,...

Female Breadwinners More Likely to Ditch Hubbies

Sep 10, 2010 12:41 PM CDT

Female Breadwinners More Likely to Ditch Hubbies

38% more likely, to be exact

(Newser) - We already know that men are more likely to cheat on female breadwinners—but today's breadwinner update gives the bad news to the men. A 25-year study has found that ladies who bring home the bacon—specifically 60% or more of the family's income—are 38% more likely to divorce...

Republicans Happier
Than Democrats

Aug 17, 2010 1:20 PM CDT

Republicans Happier Than Democrats

Polls also show old happier than young

(Newser) - If you believe the polls, Republicans are consistently happier than Democrats. In a recent Pew survey, 45% of Republicans said they were happy, compared to only 30% of Democrats—and they've been on top since 1972. So the Daily Beast decided to look at some other happiness polls, to find...

Kids of Lockerbie Victims Getting Married

Aug 11, 2010 2:30 PM CDT

Kids of Lockerbie Victims Getting Married

...Near the anniversary of Megrahi's release

(Newser) - On August 20, it’ll be exactly one year since Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103, was released from prison, enraging the families of his victims. But a day later, those same families will have something to smile about: The daughter of a victim...

15 Signs You'll Get Married

Aug 9, 2010 11:57 AM CDT

15 Signs You'll Get Married

Are you smart? That's a good start.

(Newser) - Worried you’ll never get married? Good news: If you’re a woman living in the US, your chances of getting hitched before 40 are 86%. Men in the US? A still-hopeful 81%. Anneli Rufus runs down 14 more signs you’ll tie the knot, in the Daily Beast :

Intelligence

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15 Things That Raise
Your Chance of
Divorce

Jul 10, 2010 1:57 PM CDT

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...

Donovan's Big Goal May Save His Marriage, Too

world cup

Jun 24, 2010 5:34 PM CDT

Donovan's Big Goal May Save His Marriage, Too

He calls his estranged wife afterward, and 'it was nice'

(Newser) - Normally, the love lives of soccer players don't draw much attention (at least in the US), but things are different if A) your name is Landon Donovan; B) you score this goal in the World Cup; C) your estranged wife is beauty Bianca Kajlich of TV's Rules of Engagement; and...

Gore Daughter's
Marriage on the Rocks

JUST LIKE DAD

Jun 9, 2010 11:03 AM CDT

Gore Daughter's Marriage on the Rocks

Karenna's separation makes for bad week for wedded bliss

(Newser) - It's not a good time for wedded bliss and the Gore tribe: On the heels of Al and Tipper's separation comes the news that oldest daughter Karenna's marriage is likewise on the rocks. Karenna Gore Schiff and Andrew Schiff "have been separated for a couple of months and in...

Pointers for a Good
Marriage—or
Business
Deal

Jun 6, 2010 10:07 AM CDT

Pointers for a Good Marriage—or Business Deal

Turn your relationship into a strategic alliance

(Newser) - With visions of June brides dancing in her head, Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter has advice for newlyweds. Her 15 pointers apply equally well to companies executing deals—not mergers, in which "one company disappears," but alliances and partnerships. Some highlights, from the Harvard Business Review...

Marriage Counselor Sued for Telling Hubby to Cheat

May 31, 2010 11:41 AM CDT

Marriage Counselor Sued for Telling Hubby to Cheat

New York couple wants $8M

(Newser) - A New York marriage counselor’s unorthodox methods apparently include telling his clients to cheat—and now he’s being sued by one couple he "treated." Guido Venitucci and Heather Aldridge paid $300 a week for 11 years to see counselor Jeffrey Mechanic—even though he was allegedly...

India Elders Get
Death in Honor Killing

May 25, 2010 9:05 AM CDT

India Elders Get Death in Honor Killing

First use of capital punishment for this crime

(Newser) - The village elders hunted the young couple down, dragging them from a bus, strangling the groom and forcing his bride to drink pesticide in an honor killing with roots thousands of years old. But for the first time, India has sentenced the murderers to death for their actions, setting up...

Younger Husband
Shortens Wife's Life

Younger Husband Shortens Wife's Life

Danish study defies expectations

(Newser) - Having a young husband can reduce a woman's life expectancy, a new study says. Marriage stats have long shown that men with younger wives tend to live longer. Researchers had assumed the same held true for women—but a study of 2 million Danish couples showed otherwise, Science Daily reports....

The Pill
Is Killing
Marriage:
Raquel
Welch

May 11, 2010 1:25 PM CDT

The Pill Is Killing Marriage: Raquel Welch

Birth control is the reason people can't 'keep it in their pants'

(Newser) - Raquel Welch knows exactly why "nobody seems able to keep it in their pants" these days: birth control pills. In an article for CNN , the actress acknowledges the upsides to the Pill but blames it for eroding the institution of marriage—and fueling anarchy. "I'm ashamed to admit...

The New Boom: Moms Over 35

Today's moms are better educated, less married

(Newser) - For the first time, the number of babies born to women over 35 exceeds the number being born to teens, reports the Pew Research Center. Of 2008's 4 million births, one in seven were to older mothers, while one in 10 were to teens. The new, slightly older face of...

Man Marries Dying Cat

May 3, 2010 2:45 PM CDT

Man Marries Dying Cat

German wanted to tie the knot before animal's death

(Newser) - Most spouses consider their pets better listeners than their partners , but a German man is taking animal companionship to a whole new level: Uwe Mitzscherlich, 39, has unofficially married his dying cat, Cecilia, reports the BBC . Animal marriage is illegal in Germany, so Mitzscherlich paid an actress $395 to perform...

Stop Blaming Pornography

opinion

Apr 3, 2010 1:47 PM CDT

Stop Blaming Pornography

Maybe critics just want to control men's sexuality

(Newser) - Helen Smith objects to an essay in the National Review (read it here ) that blames pornography for destroying families, distorting men's view of women, increasing rapes, and generally ruining America. The anonymous author even blames porn for causing her husband to leave. Smith's not buying it.

Would You
Trade an Oscar
for Marital Bliss?

DAVID BROOKS

Mar 30, 2010 2:14 AM CDT

Would You Trade an Oscar for Marital Bliss?

Why Sandra Bullock's loss matters more than her win

(Newser) - Professional success has nothing on personal happiness—just ask Sandra Bullock. She won big at the Oscars, but she lost big at home. That's no fair trade, writes David Brooks for the New York Times . A growing body of research shows that professional success "exists on the surface of...

Korean Man Marries Pillow

a gem from wednesday

Mar 14, 2010 9:32 AM CDT