Brad and Angelina: What Does Marriage Mean?
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie certainly waited it out. While they were clear that they had a specific political reason for remaining unwed, the public has been fascinated by the couple’s intense connection – seven years and six kids – without making what some might say is the ultimate pledge. But that has changed. The superstars announced their engagement this
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Posted April 22, 2012
What We Can Learn From The Trials And Triumphs Of Celebrity Relationships Uma Thurman: What Matters Most?
Can the anticipation of a baby bring people together? That’s a good question, and it looks like Uma Thurman is working toward answering it right now. She announced this week that she is expecting a baby with her on-again boyfriend multimillionaire financier Arpad “Arki” Busson. Thurman and Busson have been dating since 2007, with a split in 2009, after which
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Posted March 5, 2012
Heidi Klum and Seal: What Blew Up Their Marriage?
After almost seven years of marriage, Heidi Klum and Seal have decided to part. Many people were surprised by their announcement since they made such a point of telling the public how truly happy they were. For a time, they even seemed like a model couple, defying the odds with two high-powered careers and balancing that with their home life,
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Posted January 31, 2012
‘Friends With Benefits’ And The Newly Divorced
Hollywood always seems to be a little behind the times. Twice this year the big screen has explored a sexual concept that’s almost at the ho-hum stage — Friends with Benefits. You know: two friends who like each other but not as boyfriend-girlfriend material so they have no problem sleeping together in between “real” relationships without things getting weird.
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Posted July 28, 2011
Jack White: Is There a Good Divorce?
Everyone expects there to be a party to celebrate the wedding, but a party to celebrate the divorce? That’s unusual. It was announced recently that singer Jack White and model Karen Elson invited their family and close friends to a party commemorating not only their six years of marriage but also their divorce. The party, which will be in Nashville,
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Posted June 22, 2011
Hasta La Vista: The Termination of Arnold and Maria’s Marriage, Why Now?
When I heard that Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger were splitting up after 25 years of marriage, my immediate thought was that he had finally truly crossed the line. Let’s face it, there is betrayal and then there is betrayal with a capital B and, while there had long been reports of inappropriate behavior with other women, this time, I
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Posted May 24, 2011
The Outlaw Is Back: When Does The Divorce End?
The marriage might be dead and buried but that isn’t stopping Jesse James from kicking up the dirt and making a mess all over again. Wasn’t it enough the first time? Apparently not for him, the self-proclaimed outlaw is at it again, continuing to hurt his ex-wife, Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock.
The truth is that it is almost impossible
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Posted May 24, 2011
A Change of Will: Might Divorce Run in the Royal Family?
By Dr. Jane Greer
Via HuffPost Divorce
By most people’s standards it was the perfect wedding — the best possible start to beginning a life together, what everyone dreams about. Prince William and Kate Middleton became husband and wife as the world was watching and cheering them on. It was a day to rival only the last royal union: that
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Posted May 11, 2011
How Did LeAnn Rimes Stop Singing The Blues?
By Dr. Jane Greer
Via HuffPost Divorce
There is no excuse for infidelity — let me get that out of the way immediately. But it does occur, and as a marriage therapist I can tell you it flourishes. I have sat across from countless patients and heard about it, and if I have learned anything, it is this: cheating on
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Posted May 11, 2011
When Do Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas Cage Seek Help or Divorce?
Via HuffPost Divorce
One of the things that concerned me when I read about Nicolas Cage’s recent arrest in New Orleans after he was reportedly arguing with his wife over which house they were renting is that whatever did or did not happen, the incident is now registered (officially and unofficially) as domestic violence. That is a big charge, a
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Posted May 4, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor: Eight Is Enough
By Jane Greer
Via HuffPost Divorce
Getting married takes courage; getting divorced takes even more. But that is exactly how Elizabeth Taylor, who died on March 23 at the age of 79, lived her life: courageously. She led with her heart and the strength of her convictions. She had the optimism to get married eight times, and to get divorced
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Posted April 12, 2011
Christina Aguilera: Did the Road To Divorce Drive Her to Drink?
By Dr. Jane Greer
Via HuffPost Divorce
Christina Aguilera has clearly been struggling lately. There have been a series of mishaps, including her mess-ups at the Super Bowl and at the Grammy Awards, but even more startling are her repeated public displays of drunkenness. Last week the singer was booked for public intoxication by LA authorities, having allegedly been so
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Posted March 17, 2011
Billy Ray Cyrus: Is He Blaming Hannah Montana’s Success For His Divorce?
By Dr. Jane Greer
Via HuffPost Divorce
Billy Ray might be able to learn a few things from Robby Ray, the character he played alongside his real and fictional daughter Miley on the Disney show Hannah Montana. In the movie spin-off, when things got rough and Miley got out of control, he pulled her away from the craziness and brought
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Posted March 4, 2011
Ashlee Simpson: It’s Over, She’s Out, What Happened?
By Dr. Jane Greer
Via HuffPost Divorce
While the song says love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage, that doesn’t mean it’s true. One often follows the other but, in reality, they are two different things. Just because you have love does not mean you have what it takes to maintain a healthy, successful marriage.
I think
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Posted March 3, 2011
HuffPost Blog – The Court of Appeal – The New YouTube
Everybody has a story to tell. That part is simple. What complicates things is the idea that there are two sides to every story, especially when it comes to divorce, and everyone who tells their version thinks they are right. That’s hard enough to deal with when you try to work it out quietly, with your ex-partner. But too often
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Posted February 22, 2011
Halle Berry: Do Three Wrongs Make A Right?
By Dr. Jane Greer
Via HuffPost Divorce
Halle Berry is in the news again and in some ways it is the same old story–a relationship gone bad. But there is something new this time: the fight for sole custody of her young daughter Nahla. The Academy Award winner recently split with her boyfriend model Gabriel Aubry, who is Nahla’s father.
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Posted February 21, 2011
HuffPost Blog – Lindsay Lohan, Victim of a Bad Divorce?
Lindsay Lohan has not had what we might think of as a normal life. She was a child star, modeling by age three, staring in movies by age 11. She was living in a world where typical structures such as school, activities and friendships were hard to come by. Lindsay was already at a disadvantage. That alone could greatly affect
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Posted February 20, 2011
Keep Your Eye On The Ball So You Don’t Lose Out Anymore
By Dr. Jane Greer
Via HuffPost Divorce
Eva Longoria, the actress who plays Gabrielle Solis on ABC’s Desperate Housewives, apparently didn’t see it coming: the betrayal that led to the end of her marriage to Tony Parker, NBA star point guard for the San Antonio Spurs. While usually there are signs, they are easily missed because often trust is blind.
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Posted February 8, 2011
The Unselfish Divorce: Separating But Living Together
Trying times call for trying new measures. Today’s economy has left many divorcing couples in a position of not being able to make a clean break and move out. Opera singer Cassandra Manning and her husband Jeremy are one of the couples who talked about the difficulty they’ve had with this reality. They are not alone. Christina Aguilera and Jordan
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Posted February 8, 2011
A Change of Grammer: Empathy for All
By Dr. Jane Greer
Via HuffPost Divorce
From out here Kelsey Grammer and his estranged wife Camille both look like people behaving badly. Some might say he is the bad guy because he phoned in that he wanted a divorce while he was in New York performing on Broadway. When Camille reached out to him to see if they could
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Posted January 10, 2011
