The entire plot of the first season of PBS's standout show Downton Abbey revolves around the cultural customs and laws of heirs, women's rights, and marriage during the last hoorah of Britain's Edwardian era at the cusp of World War I. Then the current season covers WWI and beyond, from 1916 to 1920. This transition was a time of social and political turmoil, and it marked a pivotal change for 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 dos for economical reasons, or living together before marriage. And the married young adult decline is especially steep — 50 years ago, 60 percent of 18-29-year-olds were married, while today it's just 20 percent. In Hollywood, we see 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

"I had hoped this marriage was forever, but sometimes things don't work out as planned," Kim Kardashian said in a statement today following her decision to file for divorce from Kris Humphries. The reality-TV star and her NBA ex fell quite short of forever, making it through only 72 days of marriage together. Kim isn't the only celebrity to figure out that her marriage wasn't meant to be soon Read more

We've all seen the over-the-top celebrity vow renewal ceremonies (like Heidi Klum and Seal's yearly costumed soirees), but in the real world, vow renewals can be as laid-back or formal as you want them to be. Renewing your vows can be a way to celebrate a milestone like your anniversary, a chance to do a big wedding if your first one was small, or just an intimate moment with your beloved to Read more

We're a bit smitten with the Daniel Craig/Rachel Weisz love affair that culminated last week in marriage. They're at the top of our most stylish Brits list, and now that they're going to be making red carpet appearances together, we think it's time to have a D+R moment. This is not just an excuse to post gratuitous shots of Daniel Craig baring his chest in a swimsuit, either (although it is Read more