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Indian Town Outlaws Cell Phones for Single Women

... To stop them from eloping

(Newser) - A council in northern India has forbidden all unmarried women from carrying cell phones, in an effort to prevent them from eloping with people of different castes. At least 23 young couples ran off and got married without their parents’ consent last year in Uttar Pradesh state, the AFP explains....

Ahmadinejad: Girls, Marry at 16

Why wait until you're 24, asks Iranian president

(Newser) - The best age for a girl to marry is 16, according to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Iranian president is speaking out against his country's family planning program, instituted in the 1990s to reduce Iran's then-rising growth rate. Ahmadinejad believes the program is ungodly and overly Western, and complains that "the...

4 in 10 Say Marriage Is Becoming Obsolete

And 'family' can include unmarried couples, most believe

(Newser) - As marriage rates fall , more Americans believe that marriage is becoming obsolete: About 39% of Americans, to be exact. That number is up from 28% who held the same belief in 1978, according to a new study. Nearly one in three children in the US lives with a divorced, separated,...

To Improve Your Marriage, Travel Alone

You'll reconnect with yourself and miss your spouse

(Newser) - In a marriage, sometimes the most romantic getaway is a solo vacation, writes Neal Pollack for Salon . “Stagnation is marriage's greatest enemy, so sometimes Regina and I go on trips without each other.” For her 40th birthday, he held down the fort while she had a blast visiting...

I Now Pronounce You Wife and...
 Woman Marrying Herself 
Oct 22, 2010 3:40 PM CDT

Woman Marrying Herself

Taiwan 'bride' sending message about society's pressures

(Newser) - Facing social pressure to get married, a 30-year-old Taiwanese woman has decided to forgo finding a husband—and marry herself. She isn't against marriage, or anti-men. Chen Wei-yih simply feels that the pressure to marry and the tradition involved are too much, reports Reuters . Local government is concerned about dropping...

Recession Is Not Hurting Marriage
 Recession Is Not 
 Hurting Marriage 
OPINION
Oct 13, 2010 1:25 PM CDT

Recession Is Not Hurting Marriage

Op-ed: The statistics are easy to misread

(Newser) - Despite a spate of recent reports to the contrary, the nation's economic trouble isn't hurting the institution of marriage, writes a UPenn professor in the New York Times . Over the past century, "marriage and divorce rates have remained remarkably immune to the ups and downs of the business cycle,...

Hong Kong McDonald's Offers McWeddings

'Would you like a bride with that?'

(Newser) - Hong Kong couples can now celebrate their union at McDonald's, reports CNN . Starting in January, several branches will offer wedding packages complete with baked apple pie wedding cakes, party favors, bridesmaid dresses made of balloons (you read that right) and, presumably, the sweet, sweet smell of a Big Mac. Booze...

Economy Leaves Blue-Collar Men Without Brides

College-educated couples now more likely to marry

(Newser) - Reversing past trends, new Census Bureau data shows that those with college degrees are now more likely than those without them to get married before age 30. "It's thought that possibly the deteriorating labor market position of young, less-educated men has made it so that young women can't find...

Marriage Rates Fall: Who Can Afford It?

More young couples postpone it, live together instead

(Newser) - Marriage: Who needs, er, can afford it these days? Apparently quite a few can't, as there are more never-married young adults than married young adults for the first time in more than a century, the New York Times reports. The data, from last year’s census, suggest that the recession...

'Bones' Marries
 Bones' Deschanel Marries 
Sep 27, 2010 3:40 AM CDT

Bones' Deschanel Marries

She ties knot with long-time beau David Hornsby

(Newser) - "Bones" has finally tied the knot, and not to fictional FBI agent Seeley Booth. Emily Deschanel, star of the hit TV series about a brainiac forensic anthropologist, married long-time writer-actor beau David Hornsby of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. They wed in a private evening ceremony overlooking the Pacific...

How I Survived His Affair
 How I Survived His Affair  
commentary
Sep 26, 2010 6:30 PM CDT

How I Survived His Affair

Divorce seemed like a no-brainer...

(Newser) - Clare Hunter and her husband had just left a marriage counseling session when he confessed he had been sleeping with someone else. "But he wears that old scruffy underwear to work," she thought. The reality didn't sync up with what she imagined an affair was supposed to be,...

Female Breadwinners More Likely to Ditch Hubbies

38% more likely, to be exact

(Newser) - We already know that men are more likely to cheat on female breadwinners—but today's breadwinner update gives the bad news to the men. A 25-year study has found that ladies who bring home the bacon—specifically 60% or more of the family's income—are 38% more likely to divorce...

Republicans Happier Than Democrats

Polls also show old happier than young

(Newser) - If you believe the polls, Republicans are consistently happier than Democrats. In a recent Pew survey, 45% of Republicans said they were happy, compared to only 30% of Democrats—and they've been on top since 1972. So the Daily Beast decided to look at some other happiness polls, to find...

Kids of Lockerbie Victims Getting Married

...Near the anniversary of Megrahi's release

(Newser) - On August 20, it’ll be exactly one year since Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103, was released from prison, enraging the families of his victims. But a day later, those same families will have something to smile about: The daughter of a victim...

15 Signs You'll Get Married
 15 Signs You'll Get Married 
Aug 9, 2010 11:57 AM CDT

15 Signs You'll Get Married

Are you smart? That's a good start.

(Newser) - Worried you’ll never get married? Good news: If you’re a woman living in the US, your chances of getting hitched before 40 are 86%. Men in the US? A still-hopeful 81%. Anneli Rufus runs down 14 more signs you’ll tie the knot, in the Daily Beast :
  • Intelligence
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15 Things That Raise Your Chance of Divorce

No. 1: Getting married before age 18

(Newser) - You don't need a Magic 8 Ball to predict whether your marriage will make it. Using data from a number of studies, Anneli Rufus pulled together 15 facts about you and your spouse's age, kids, and health that all point to the same conclusion: Outlook not so good. She shares...

Donovan's Big Goal May Save His Marriage, Too
 Donovan's Big Goal May Save His Marriage, Too 
world cup
Jun 24, 2010 5:34 PM CDT

Donovan's Big Goal May Save His Marriage, Too

He calls his estranged wife afterward, and 'it was nice'

(Newser) - Normally, the love lives of soccer players don't draw much attention (at least in the US), but things are different if A) your name is Landon Donovan; B) you score this goal in the World Cup; C) your estranged wife is beauty Bianca Kajlich of TV's Rules of Engagement; and...

Gore Daughter's Marriage on the Rocks
 Gore Daughter's 
 Marriage on the Rocks 
JUST LIKE DAD
Jun 9, 2010 11:03 AM CDT

Gore Daughter's Marriage on the Rocks

Karenna's separation makes for bad week for wedded bliss

(Newser) - It's not a good time for wedded bliss and the Gore tribe: On the heels of Al and Tipper's separation comes the news that oldest daughter Karenna's marriage is likewise on the rocks. Karenna Gore Schiff and Andrew Schiff "have been separated for a couple of months and in...

Pointers for a Good Marriage—or Business Deal

Turn your relationship into a strategic alliance

(Newser) - With visions of June brides dancing in her head, Harvard Business School professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter has advice for newlyweds. Her 15 pointers apply equally well to companies executing deals—not mergers, in which "one company disappears," but alliances and partnerships. Some highlights, from the Harvard Business Review...

Marriage Counselor Sued for Telling Hubby to Cheat

New York couple wants $8M

(Newser) - A New York marriage counselor’s unorthodox methods apparently include telling his clients to cheat—and now he’s being sued by one couple he "treated." Guido Venitucci and Heather Aldridge paid $300 a week for 11 years to see counselor Jeffrey Mechanic—even though he was allegedly...

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