When a couple wants to divorce, many would hope it would be quick and cost efficient. Looking to cash in on the exorbitant divorce industry, Dutch businessman Jim Halfens has created a new kind of accommodation for those looking to end their marriages quickly: the Divorce Hotel. The guests are given separate rooms at a ...
The market for weddings in Britain is now valued at 7.5 billion pounds a year. The amount Brits spend on weddings has more than doubled since the ’80s. Now, some experts are claiming that this wedding day extravagance only leads to a more likely divorce. High Court Judge Sir Paul Coleridge said last week that ...
Marrying an old rich guy and divorcing him may no longer be the only way to make a profit off nuptials. A US insurance company will pay you to work out your problems and stay married. SafeGuard Guarantee Corp. will offer marriage insurance that protects couples who get divorced, but will also give couples an ...
Anne Fine’s Fly in the Ointment takes me quickly through the life of Lois, whose son is dead after a lengthy stint of heroin use and whose husband has left her without saying goodbye. Indifferent to the dull, unpleasant husband and grieving for her son, Lois interrupts her second life of solitude and simple pleasures ...
Thousands of same-sex couples who married in Canada are in doubt over the legality of their marriage, after an abrupt announcement by the Harper Government. A Department of Justice lawyer said that an Anglo-American lesbian couple who married in Canada in 2005, now seeking divorce, were not legally married because same-sex marriage is not legal ...
Scottish entrepreneur Michelle Mone‘s divorce is being linked to her husband’s objection to her posing in ads for her own lingerie line. Mone, from Glasgow, built her business empire MJM International after creating the Ultimo Bra. She’s been awarded an OBE and is regarded as a leading woman entrepreneur, despite being raised in the deprived ...
2011 was a year of uprisings, natural disasters and political change. It was also a year of absolutely cringeworthy moments in pop culture. Here is my top ten: 1. The Royal Wedding. Daily Mail pundits with their hands down their pants gasping to see whether the royal clothes horse had her hair up or down. ...
Amidst the sick-making mega marriage proposals, creepy “dates” with celebrities and random members of the public and hyperbole-ridden celebrity divorces, there was a bit of real romance this year. But it wasn’t on social media. 2011 may have been the year to project your foreplay/cutesy relationship/marriage proposal/infidelity/breakup/divorce/custody battle to the huddled masses via Twitter, but ...
Getting dumped sucks. We all know that. We can all imagine (or remember) that sinking, hurt feeling in your chest. But a new study suggests that the pain in your heart is an actual medical condition. And it could have lasting effects. It’s called “broken heart syndrome” and yes, apparently, it does exist. The emotional ...
I recently came across a post in which a man relayed the transcript of an argument a young married couple were having in a Burger King. It can be found on storify, a website “to make stories using social media.” Make of that what you will. The post gives a detailed account with commentary of the quarelling newlyweds and ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
