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While We're At It, Give Marriage a Bailout

Recession, laws making it more expensive, so make nuptials easier

(Newser) - Between the recession and various legal knots, it’s no wonder so many Americans are eschewing marriage, Mark Penn writes in the Wall Street Journal. Either go with the bailout flow and revamp tax codes and the like to make marriage easier and less financially constrictive, or use similar tactics...

Madoff Judge Charged 'Defending' Self Against Wife

Federal judge is overseeing Lehman case, too

(Newser) - The bankruptcy judge presiding over the Bernie Madoff and Lehman Brothers proceedings has his own legal woes after bruising his wife's jaw in what he describes as a slapfest, the New York Post reports. After James Peck's wife arrived home late on her birthday, the couple fought over a ladder....

Reality Show to Feature Arranged Marriage

Brains behind Top Chef , Project Runway team for venture

(Newser) - A series following arranged marriages is CBS’ next big reality-TV venture, James Hibberd writes on his Hollywood Reporter blog. The show, from the producers behind Project Runway and Top Chef, will follow four unlucky-in-love singles whose friends and family select a spouse; cameras will then continue to follow the couples...

Sorry, Folks, We're Not Engaged: Gisele

(Newser) - Tom Brady hasn't proposed to Gisele Bundchen after all, OK! reports. Gisele has dismissed reports that her quarterback boyfriend took bended knee on a private plane on Christmas eve. "I don't know how people are so creative," she said. But she is planning to marry him: "...

Top Saudi Cleric Backs Marriage of 10-Year-Old Girls

They're not too young, declares grand mufti

(Newser) - The top Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has issued a statement supporting marriage for girls as young as 10, reports CNN. "Those who think she's too young are wrong and they are being unfair to her," he declared. The statement follows the refusal last month by a Saudi...

107-Year-Old Virgin Lookin' for Love

Elderly Chinese woman overcomes life-long fear of marriage

(Newser) - A 107-year-old Chinese woman has decided now's the time to start looking for Mr Right, the New York Daily News reports. Wang Guiying decided early on that marriage was too scary but now, fearing she's becoming a burden on her nephews and nieces, she's decided to take the plunge. Wang...

A Princess and Her Photog: How the Bloom Faded

18-year marriage had an auspicious start

(Newser) - Princess Margaret thrilled Britain in 1960 by marrying a dashing photographer—the first commoner to marry a monarch's daughter in 400 years. As Lord Snowdon, he navigated the perils of royal life while hosting parties with Margaret for London's jet set crowd of actors and writers. But Snowdon and the...

Actually, You Can Buy Me Love
 Actually, You Can 
 Buy Me Love 
personal essay
Jan 12, 2009 5:53 PM CST

Actually, You Can Buy Me Love

New essay anthology explores love and personal finance

(Newser) - Freelance writer Marissa Belger married for love, relishing the warmth of her husband's clan and overlooking his lowly income—until he lost his job. In The Secret Currency of Love, a compilation of essays excerpted in Salon, Belger describes how her relationship to money surprised her. Adapting to poverty was...

Dexter Sibs Say Killer 'I Do'
 Dexter Sibs Say Killer 'I Do' 
Jan 9, 2009 7:30 PM CST

Dexter Sibs Say Killer 'I Do'

(Newser) - Dexter star Michael C. Hall has tied the knot with co-star Jennifer Carpenter and eloped to New York, E! Online reports. The on-air siblings married on the sly in Big Sur, Calif., as Carpenter's granddad's wedding band played on. The pair's first public appearance will be Sunday at the...

Hubby Wants Kidney Back in Divorce
Hubby Wants Kidney Back
in Divorce
Jan 8, 2009 8:40 AM CST

Hubby Wants Kidney Back in Divorce

Doc wants cheating wife to return donation or pony up $1.5M

(Newser) - A doctor is demanding that his soon-to-be ex-wife return his donated kidney—or at least the $1.5 million he says the transplant is worth—as the pair divvy up their assets in a divorce, Newsday reports. Richard Batista says his wife jumped into bed with her physical therapist just...

South Africa's Jacob Zuma to Marry 3rd Wife

Wedding bells yet again for polygamous president-to-be

(Newser) - Jacob Zuma, the leader of the African National Congress and presumed next president of South Africa, is preparing to marry for a fifth time, reports the Telegraph. Zuma has never hidden his polygamous status, which is traditional for elite Zulus, and his new bride will be his third simultaneous spouse....

Premarital Sex, Abortion on Rise in Iran

Marriage rates dip, despite Tehran's efforts

(Newser) - Iran’s Islamic law bans premarital sex and abortion, but an increasing number of Iranians are engaging in both, the Guardian reports. More than a quarter of men aged 19 to 29 had premarital sex, and 13% of those situations resulted in the termination of an unwanted pregnancy, a state...

Winehouse On Again With Jailed Hubby

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is giving jailed husband Blake Fielder-Civil another chance, the Daily Mirror reports. His revelations about their relationship and drug use upset Winehouse last month, but she called him in his jail cell on Christmas to reconcile. “She says the best Christmas present will be to have her...

3 Dead in LA 'Santa' Shooting
 3 Dead in LA 'Santa' Shooting 
Dec 25, 2008 9:39 AM CST

3 Dead in LA 'Santa' Shooting

Man opened fire at Christmas Eve party

(Newser) - Three people are dead and as many injured after a man dressed as Santa Claus opened fire at a Christmas Eve party, CNN reports. The suburban Los Angeles house was engulfed in a fire when police arrived, the AP adds, and Santa walked off in street clothes. Police are looking...

Go Ahead, Marry Your Cousin
Go Ahead, Marry Your Cousin
Dec 24, 2008 7:34 AM CST

Go Ahead, Marry Your Cousin

Relatively small chance of birth defects doesn't warrant the taboo, says new report

(Newser) - Laws against first cousins marrying are unnecessary and should be repealed, argue two scientists in a recent Public Science of Biology editorial. The risk of genetic defects in children born of cousin marriages is estimated at 2%-3% higher than in the general population, Wired reports, but no greater than that...

Kin of 'Fianc&eacute;e': Dream On, Drew
Kin of 'Fiancée': Dream On, Drew
Dec 21, 2008 5:57 PM CST

Kin of 'Fiancée': Dream On, Drew

23-year-old 'never said she was going to marry him'—oh, and she has a live-in boyfriend

(Newser) - No stranger to controversy in his romantic dealings, Drew Peterson is now facing off with the family of the 23-year-old woman he says will become the fifth Mrs Peterson, the Chicago Tribune reports. Waitress Christina Raines has some kind of relationship with Peterson, but that’s where the agreement ends;...

Fla. Gov Marries Amid Protests
 Fla. Gov Marries Amid Protests 
Dec 13, 2008 6:32 AM CST

Fla. Gov Marries Amid Protests

Gays slam marriage ban as Crist weds New York socialite

(Newser) - Florida Gov. Charlie Crist married socialite Carole Rome last night as hundreds of people protested outside, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Most were from a group outraged by the governor’s support of Florida’s gay marriage ban, passed last month. Others protested the death of a St. Petersburg teen...

DC Sex Blogger Ties the Knot
DC Sex Blogger
Ties the Knot
Dec 10, 2008 2:13 PM CST

DC Sex Blogger Ties the Knot

Washingtonienne made big name by dishing on her high-powered trysts

(Newser) - For the handful of political junkies who recognized her, it was a strange sight. Jessica Cutler—the Washingtonienne— married? Tied down to a legitimate, monogamous relationship? Strange but true, confirms the New York Observer, which dropped in on the former sex blogger’s wedding. It was a classy affair at...

Empty Nesters Fly High
 Empty Nesters 
 Fly High 
Dec 4, 2008 2:01 PM CST

Empty Nesters Fly High

(Newser) - With their children grown and gone, couples find their love lives more satisfying, new research reveals. Some of the 123 women in a long-term study switched partners and some remarried, but regardless, they were happier in their relationships after the child-rearing was complete. Marriages generally improve with time, and the...

Jealousy Blamed in Hudson Murders

Suspect upset that estranged wife dating: prosecutors

(Newser) - Prosecutors have pinned a motive on Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law, alleging today that he killed her family members out of anger that his estranged wife was dating someone else, reports the AP. William Balfour—who has been charged with the murders of Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew—confronted Julia Hudson at...

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