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Ambassador to Dubai Annuls Marriage to Bearded Wife

Diplomat says he was duped throughout courtship

(Newser) - An Arab country's ambassador to Dubai had his marriage annulled after discovering he'd accidentally married a bearded, cross-eyed woman. The ambassador says his bride-to-be's face had been covered by a niqab throughout their courtship and he only discovered the beard when he went to kiss her at their wedding. He...

Ricky Gervais: Stop Having 'Useless' Kids

Comedian's not apologizing for the Globes, or anything else

(Newser) - Look out, New York: Ricky Gervais is coming. The comedian, whose divisive Golden Globe hosting gig included jokes about masturbation and onstage drinking—“which Jane Fonda didn’t appreciate apparently”—says he already has digs in the Big Apple, where he's moving with his partner of 25 years,...

Make Annulments Tougher: Pope
 Make Annulments 
 Tougher: Pope 
Jan 29, 2010 11:51 AM CST

Make Annulments Tougher: Pope

Benedict thinks pessimism about lasting marriage is driving trend

(Newser) - Pope Benedict wants Catholic Church tribunals to make marriage annulments more difficult to get. “We run the risk of falling into an anthropological pessimism which, in the light of today's cultural situation, considers it almost impossible to marry,” he said today. Marriage is stronger than people think, he...

Why the Edwards Split Bums Us Out
 Why the Edwards 
 Split Bums Us Out 
OPINION
Jan 28, 2010 12:57 PM CST

Why the Edwards Split Bums Us Out

For some reason, we can't cheer Elizabeth's departure

(Newser) - The peanut gallery cheered when Jenny Sanford left Mark, and it’s been urging Elin Nordegren and Silda Spitzer to follow suit. But for some reason, the Edwards divorce has been greeted as sad news. “No two marriages are alike,” writes Belinda Luscombe of Time. This one had...

US Marriage So Weak, Opening to Gays Will Kill It: Witness

Polygamy will follow, Prop 8 supporter adds

(Newser) - The institution of marriage is so weak in the US that opening it to same-sex couples will likely kill it completely—and perhaps even lead shortly thereafter to legalized polygamy, a supporter of California’s ban on gay marriage testified today. David Blankenhorn, president of the Institute for American Values...

One in 5 Women Out-Earn Their Husbands
 One in 5 Women 
 Out-Earn Their Husbands
'rise of wives'
Jan 19, 2010 6:16 AM CST

One in 5 Women Out-Earn Their Husbands

Pew study finds marriage 'now a better deal for men'

(Newser) - Men who tie the knot have been getting an increasingly sweeter deal as women become better-paid and better-educated, according to Pew Research. Researchers—who dub the trend the "rise of wives"—say that the percentage of marriages in which the woman is the higher-earning partner has exploded from...

China Faces 'Dangerous' Bride Shortage

One-child policy blamed for bachelor surplus

(Newser) - Some 24 million Chinese men of marrying age will be unable to find a bride by the end of this decade because of the country's one-child policy, according to a Chinese government report. The policy has resulted in a surge in sex-selective abortions since the '80s, especially in rural areas,...

In a Relationship, 'We' Means 'You'
 In a Relationship, 
 'We' Means 'You' 
fun with pronouns
Jan 7, 2010 1:04 PM CST

In a Relationship, 'We' Means 'You'

Too many couples take the semantic easy way out

(Newser) - One member of a couple will often suggest that “we” do something, but that’s not what she—oh, yes, it's usually she—is really saying, and it’s not helpful, Beth Teitell writes. ‘‘We’ has turned into an order. It’s morphed from the first person...

France May Make Nagging a Crime
 France May Make 
 Nagging a Crime 
serenity now!
Jan 7, 2010 7:33 AM CST

France May Make Nagging a Crime

And that's très fou , critics say

(Newser) - The wrong answer to "do I look fat?" or "honey, why don't you empty the dishwasher?" could have French couples heading for court if a new bill criminalizing "psychological violence" between married couples becomes law. The legislation, put forward by the Sarkozy government, aims to combat bullying...

Gilbert's Latest Lacks Magic of Eat, Pray, Love

Academic interest in marriage obscures personal touch in Committed

(Newser) - Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert's new book, Committed, has our heroine coming to terms with marriage after swearing off the institution, with the aid of a lot of research. Some critics aren't convinced:
  • "One generally doesn’t indulge another person’s emotional processing at this length unless the
...

Your Won't Keep Those Resolutions: Try These Instead

Don't quit smoking, start e-smoking, and other easy outs

(Newser) - Gawker knows you can’t keep those virtuous New Year’s resolutions, so it’s come up with some substitutions. They won’t make you “a better person,” but are at least achievable. Herewith, from Brian Boylan:
  • Lose weight: That's too hard; "we live in a
...

Karl Rove, Wife Divorce
 Karl Rove, Wife Divorce 
BACK ON THE MARKET
Dec 29, 2009 1:41 PM CST

Karl Rove, Wife Divorce

Pair split after 24 years together

(Newser) - Karl Rove and his wife, Darby, are officially parting ways, reports Politico : the couple “were granted a divorce last week” in Texas, said spokeswoman Dana Perino. Married since 1986, they “came to the decision mutually and amicably, and they maintain a close relationship and a strong friendship,”...

Army Wives Get Their Own Training: Burlesque

'Operation Bombshell' good for lonely women and returning men

(Newser) - Operation Bombshell is not taking place in some far-off locale, but right here at home, and it’s our troops who are on the receiving end of some pretty heavy firepower: their wives’ burlesque talents. As a friendly neighborhood service, a dancer-turned-Army-wife is schooling her compatriots in some tricks intended...

Porn Star Tera Patrick Not Into Sex: Ex
 Porn Star 
 Tera Patrick 
 Not Into Sex: Ex 
CAREER MISMATCHES
Dec 22, 2009 8:56 AM CST

Porn Star Tera Patrick Not Into Sex: Ex

She says they broke up because he picked porn over her

(Newser) - Sounds like someone's in the wrong business: Tera Patrick, half of the now-separated "first couple of porn," is "not a sexual person," ex Evan Seinfeld says, telling the New York Post , "We barely had sex in our own marriage." Seinfeld's comments came after Patrick...

Indonesia 'Polygamy Club' Boosts Influence

Women's groups seek to have club shut down

(Newser) - A controversial club preaching the benefits of men taking multiple wives is growing fast in Indonesia. Polygamy is legal but tightly controlled in the Muslim nation. Now the "Global Ikhlwan" club aims to make it more mainstream. Members, both male and female, hail the benefits of polygamy and say...

DC Legalizes Gay Marriage
 DC Legalizes Gay Marriage 
Dec 15, 2009 2:21 PM CST

DC Legalizes Gay Marriage

Bill passes 11-2, could be struck down by Congress

(Newser) - The Washington, DC, City Council voted today to legalize gay marriage in the nation's capital, handing supporters a victory after recent defeats in Maine, New York, and New Jersey. Mayor Adrian Fenty has promised to sign the bill, which passed 11-2, and gay couples could begin marrying as early as...

NY Senator Diane Savino Wins Over Internet

 NY Senator 
 Diane Savino 
 Wins Over 
 Internet  
gay marriage debate
Dec 3, 2009 2:34 PM CST

NY Senator Diane Savino Wins Over Internet

She may be on gay marriage's losing side, but she's a viral video sensation

(Newser) - The New York state senate voted down gay marriage yesterday, but the debate created a big winner on the losing side: viral video darling Diane Savino, who's taking the blogosphere by storm. "Savino for President 2016!" Lindsay Robertson writes for Jezebel . In just over 7 minutes, the Staten...

Chelsea Clinton: I'm Engaged
 Chelsea Clinton: I'm Engaged 
YOUNG DEMS IN LOVE
Nov 30, 2009 10:49 AM CST

Chelsea Clinton: I'm Engaged

Reports that couple was already married were untrue

(Newser) - Reports that Chelsea Clinton married beau Marc Mezvinsky last summer were false, but now they’re engaged for real, the two revealed in a mass email on Friday. A spokesman for Bill Clinton confirmed that this time Chelsea, 29, really is tying the knot with Mezvinsky, son of former House...

Military Divorce Rate Climbs Again
 Military Divorce Rate 
 Climbs Again 
the war at home
Nov 27, 2009 3:45 PM CST

Military Divorce Rate Climbs Again

Stress of war, deployments takes toll at home

(Newser) - The divorce rate in the armed forces increased slightly again in the past year as military marriages continued to bear the stress of the nation's ninth year at war. In the 2009 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, there were an estimated 27,312 divorces among the nearly 765,000...

Clintons Strive to Avoid Conflict of Interest Claims

Pair lead separate lives focusing on same issues

(Newser) - Bill and Hillary Clinton live largely separate professional lives but still end up dealing with many of the same leaders and issues. The secretary of state, keen to avoid any accusations, downplays her husband's influence, but Team Clinton sometimes still works together. The couple's combined energies have paid off on...

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