Divorced couples who remarry successfully can teach all couples about building stronger relationships.
Divorce
The TomKat Split: Divorce in America by the Numbers
The tabloids would have you believe that serial marriage — and divorce — is the norm, but the most recent Census figures paint a rosier picture of marriage in America
Planning a Vacation…With Your Ex-Spouse?
Key questions to consider before you say yes to a blended-family vacation
According to a Wisconsin Bill, Single Moms Are a Child Abuse Threat
Are single moms more apt to hurt their children? Two Republican legislators believe they are and have introduced legislation to raise awareness of the threat.
Gingrich and the ‘Open Marriage’ Question: How Newt Can Spin Things to His Advantage
Did Newt float the idea of an “open marriage” by his second bride? In this he-said, she-said verbal brawl, whom do you believe?
Is Divorce Counseling for Happily Married Women Really Necessary?
The marriage statistics have been drilled into everyone’s heads: half of all “I do’s” end up as “I don’ts.” But now, news of a new service that counsels happily married women on the ins and outs of divorce has some people …
It’s Jack White’s Anniversary — I Mean Divorce — Party!
Jack White, he of the pale face and White Stripes, and Karen Elson, she of the long legs and shaved eyebrows, are splitting after six years of marriage. We know this, because they’re celebrating it in advance with a party. (We …
Q&A: Why Commuting Sucks the Life Out of You
Last month, a Swedish study made a splash when it found that couples in which one partner commutes a long way to work (more than 45 mins.) are 40% more likely to divorce than couples who don’t have to travel so far for their jobs.
Children of Divorce Struggle More With Math and Social Skills
Children of divorce have poorer math and interpersonal social skills than their peers, and they battle anxiety, loneliness, low self-esteem and sadness, according to new research published Thursday in the American Sociological Review.
What We Can Learn from the Schwarzenegger-Shriver Split
Each marriage is its own little ecosystem. When breakdown occurs, it’s impossible to discern from the outside the exact chain of events that led to systemic failure. This is especially true of high-wattage marriages like the …
Schwarzenegger and Shriver in Splitsville
John and Elizabeth Edwards’ separation was sad. Al and Tipper Gore’s was shocking. But now Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have packed it in. When even such an institution finds it hard to keep it together, what hope is …
The Divorce So Bad it Made the Family Judge Flip Out
Spending days ringside to other people’s parents bickering and arguing and general dysfunction takes a soul strong of stomach and long on patience, which is why only a hardy few to be a family court judge.
Memo to Gamer-Wives: You Can’t Take it with You
A new candidate for membership in the unusual divorce settlement club: a judge in China has reportedly denied a woman’s claim that she owns half of the virtual assets accrued during her marriage.
