Wedding season is in full force, but not all women are committed to the institution of marriage. With career success, friendships, travel, or other hobbies taking priority, many women don't have bridal on the brain. Or perhaps experience has helped some decide traditional relationships just won't work for them. Famous women often make headlines when they say "I don't" to marriage, kids, or other Read more

Never-married no more! After seven years together, parents to six Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are engaged. Despite their big family and committed years together, we were all surprised that these two are making it official with a wedding — only because they themselves have denied the marriage rumors for so long. Ahead of the happy couple's impending nuptials, let's look back at what Brad and Read more

Anyone else excited to catch Downton Abbey's season two finale this Sunday (possibly with a cup of Earl Grey)? Well, if you've caught the fever or are hoping to get into it, now's the time to learn about some of the show's history. The entire plot of the first season of this hot PBS show revolves around the cultural customs and laws of heirs, women's rights, and marriage during the last hoorah of Read more

Just in time for Valentine's Day, we have some good news for old-fashioned romantics: marriage is still relevant. We partnered with Ask Men to survey thousands of men and women about their relationship goals, hoping to find out how they are changing and whether or not marriage is part of their love "end game." Despite the fact that marriage rates are declining in the US and people are putting Read more

A federal appeals court has reaffirmed that California's gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional. Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that voter-passed Proposition 8 violates the 14th Amendment of the US constitution. Gay marriage supporters outside the courthouse in San Francisco cheered the decision, but the fight isn't over yet. The case will likely make it to the US Supreme Court as Read more

Prince William and Kate Middleton are enjoying their first holiday season as a married couple! Today Will, Kate, and other royals attended Christmas day services at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Norfolk, England. The royal family seemed in good spirits, even though Prince Philip, William's grandfather, is in the hospital following an emergency heart procedure. Harry and William reportedly paid him Read more

A recent report has found that the number of US adults who are married is at an all-time low of 51 percent, with more people marrying later in life, skipping "I do"s for economical reasons, or living together before marriage. And the married young adult decline is especially steep — 50 years ago, 60 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds were married, while today it's just 20 percent. In Hollywood, we Read more

Over the weekend, Anne Hathaway got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Adam Shulman, dubbed a "normal." While many high-profile celebrities choose to date people with a similar career situation, there are plenty of folks in Hollywood that found love with partners who attempt to steer clear from the limelight. In celebration of Anne's engagement, here are 15 celebs that have married or are Read more

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher are getting divorced, the couple announced today in statements they released simultaneously. Demi wrote, "It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton. As a woman, a mother and a wife there are certain values and vows that I hold sacred, and it is in this spirit that I have chosen to move forward with my life." Read more

Polygamy is a pretty taboo concept in traditional American culture. When you hear the word, a ton of questions come to mind: who would choose this kind of life? What is it like to grow up in this kind of environment? And perhaps most pressing, how on Earth do they deal with the jealousy? While some real-life polygamist communities attempt to exist underground, a few brave families have welcomed Read more