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Couples Can Divorce Vicariously Through Pop Culture
Divorce is everywhere these days, from celebrity breakups like Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren to even longtime married Al and Tipper Gore. Group the real-life divorces with the popular TV shows, movies, and books centering on marital breakups — Mad Men and Eat Pray Love are two current biggies — and we've got a full-fledged "divorce porn" epidemic.
A recent New York Times article points out that with the divorce rate actually dropping in the US (at a 30-year low, in fact), couples are getting their divorce kicks vicariously through others, instead of actually breaking up.
Group Therapy: Holiday Family Drama Starts in August
This question comes from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments!
So I know it's only August but the yearly tradition of holiday drama has already started for my family.
If Your Parents Split, Did They Remain Friends?
Halle Berry knows she probably doesn't want to spend the rest of her life with one person, but it's likely ex Gabriel Aubry will be in her life forever. Cameras caught Gabriel, Halle, and their daughter Nahla looking like one happy (and beautiful) family in the UK this week, checking out the sites of London.
The September issue cover girl discussed the situation in Vogue: "We have always been friends, we're still friends, we love each other very much, and we both share the love of our lives.
Should Judges Force Couples to Divorce?
A New York City couple filed for divorce, but asked for the case to be dismissed after putting their tattered marriage back together. Yet a Supreme Court justice in Queens said they're getting the divorce they filed for, whether they love each other or not. Anything else is a waste of the court's time and money.
What Would You Want in a Breakup Gift Basket?
Don't want to show up at a divorce party empty-handed? Behold the breakup gift basket! Yes, someone has actually made this: the Il Bastardo Breakup Wine Gift Basket could be yours or your forlorn friend's for just $55.
Grab Bag! How to Have a Drama-Free Divorce
- Tips for surviving divorce that you can apply to any breakup — Glo
- 10 things women do that men love — Lemondrop
- Do you choose sex over TV? — YourTango
5 Words to Know For a 1960s Quickies Reno Divorce
Season three of Mad Men ended (spoiler ahead!) with Betty on a plane to Reno, NV, for a quickie divorce.
Reno was the divorce capital of the US throughout the midcentury. It became popular in the '30s when Nevada reduced the divorce waiting period from six months to six weeks to ease its Depression-era money problems.
Science Says Divorce Is Contagious
Ever feel like everyone you know is breaking up? Results from a 60-year study reveal that when a couple gets divorced, friends, family, or co-workers have a better chance of joining them. What fun is a divorce party if you're the only single person there anyway?
Divorce After Decades Not Less Likely
Couples who have stayed married for decades seem like they got it figured out. Together for better, for worse, in sadness and in joy, they've likely supported each other while raising kids, pursuing careers, and taking on life's numerous challenges. It's hard for us to picture these longtime spouses not together.
Chick Lit Files For Divorce
With Eat, Pray, Love coming to the big screen this August, divorce porn (also known as little-did-I-know lit) may finally replace the single-and-hating-it chick-lit genre that Bridget Jones's Diary made so popular 10 years ago.
An Elle article blames — what else? — the economy.
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