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Young couples shun marriage over divorce fears

Interviews about marriage with couples who were living together found that two-thirds were worried about the “legal, emotional and economic consequences” of splitting up later. Many expressed concerns about the “hassle&r [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Fear of divorce deters live-in couples from marriage

Fear of divorce deters live-in couples from marriage, especially its social, legal, emotional and economic ramifications, says a new US study. Demographers Sharon Sassler, professor of policy analysis and management, and Dela Kusi-Ap [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

One in six cohabiting as marriage rate declines

The trend for marriage is steadily declining, with married couples now making up less than half the population, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Couples also appear to be choosing to separate increasingly later in lif [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Delaying divorce to save marriages

Conventional wisdom holds that about half of U.S. marriages end in divorce — and that most Americans wish the divorce rate were lower. Still, many are skeptical about whether we can lower the divorce rate without trapping more peopl [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Divorce Really Does Make Marriage Better

The divorce rate for second marriages may be higher than that of first marriages, but don't tell that to people on their second marriages. Many feel their second marriages are actually much, much stronger than their first. And while t [...]

Posted On : Oct, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

'My divorcee gal refuses to give marriage another try'

Is your love life under pressure? Are you troubled by your relationship? Get Ahead's Love Guru hosted a chat with readers on September 22 to help them deal with love problems. For those of you who missed it, here's the transcript. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Divorce remains sticking point in Hindu Marriage Act

Hindus are the largest minority in Pakistan but have struggled to register marriages due to chronic delays to the passage of the act by Parliament. In Pakistan there is currently no system for the registration of marriages for certain min [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Mexico City considers fixed-term marriage licences

Mexico City politicians want to help newlyweds avoid the hassle of divorce by giving them an easy exit strategy: temporary marriage licences. Leftwing politicians in the city's assembly – who have already legalised gay marr [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Till 2013 do us part? Mexico mulls 2-year marriage

Mexico City lawmakers want to help newlyweds avoid the hassle of divorce by giving them an easy exit strategy: temporary marriage licenses. Leftists in the city's assembly -- who have already riled conservatives by legalizing gay marr [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Not tonight, Monique! Frenchman ordered to pay ex-wife £9,00...

A reluctant husband has been sued for £9,000 by his wife for failing to have sex with her for 'a period of several years'. The 51-year-old Frenchman, named only as Jean-Louis, neglected his matrimonial duties to wife Monique [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Women gain weight after marriage, men after divorce

It seems that marriage and divorce are both bad for the waistline -- while women are most likely to gain weight after tying the knot, men tend to pile on the pounds following a break-up, say researchers. A new study of more than 10,000 pe [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Rising divorce rate spurs controversial changes to China’s m...

A contestant on a popular matchmaking show on Chinese television once dismissed a male suitor by telling him she “would rather weep in a BMW than laugh on a bicycle with you.”Now, following controversial changes to China&rsquo [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

In movies, no marriage woes are irreconcilable

In the movies, there's often no such thing as irreconcilable differences. Hollywood adheres to many cliches, but one of its more interesting habits is its insistence on reuniting divorced or separated parents. On the big screen, exes [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Gen X marriages: Divorce is out, monogamy's in

That's the latest news from the land of Gen X parenthood. Apparently, these children of the divorce boom of the 1970s would rather put chocolate syrup in the baby bottles than put the children through a family break-up. The numbe [...]