Search Results for 'Marriages'

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

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 [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

DOVVSU To Ensure Peace In Marriages Not Divorce

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Elizabeth Dassah, National Co-ordinator of Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, saysthe unit was established to ensure marital harmony and not divorce. &l [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Should marriages have an expiry date?

Dolly Parton understands divorce - or rather, D-I-V-O-R-C-E. "Pure H-E-double-L" is how she puts it, and most divorcees would agree. Who ever enjoyed the process, except perhaps divorce lawyers? It's miserable for the forme [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Children of divorce vow to break cycle, create enduring marr...

By the time Zulema Green turned 12, her mother had been divorced three times. Her husband, Cory Green, was 3 when his father abandoned his family. As the Georgia couple recently celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary at an upscale re [...]

Posted On : Sep, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Divorce cakes to celebrate end of marriages

Rather than being topped by a miniature bride and groom standing happily together the cakes show the unhappy couples pushing each other over, stabbing each other or even shooting one another. Fay Millar of Pink Rose Cakes in Brighton said [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Can Kids of Divorce Have Happy Marriages?

Dr. Wendy Walsh: I was reminded of the underpinnings of love today by a comment posted by one of my Facebook blog readers. He was wondering if being raised by a single parent and not witnessing the bumps and joys of marriage would make his [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Marriages, Divorces Fall for 5th Month

The number of Koreans tying the knot in May fell for the fifth consecutive month, with more men and women delaying marriage over increasing financial difficulties amid the tight job market. The number of couples filing for divorce also dr [...]

Posted On : Jul, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Surprise rise in divorces and marriages

Following years of a gradual decline in the number of Finns choosing to divorce, the figures for 2008 suggest the trend may now be in the opposite direction. The number of terminated marriages was comparatively high last year. At the same t [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Credit crunch 'affecting marriages'

Money worries are driving more couples to go for counselling, a charity has said.Relationship counselling service Relate released figures showing two-thirds of its centres had seen a rise in demand due to the recession, and the effect was p [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Hindu Marriages Act has broken more homes than uniting: judg...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its anguish and concern at the increasing number of divorce cases. Justice Arijit Pasayat, heading a vacation Bench, orally observed that the Hindu Marriages Act “has broken more homes than unit [...]