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  • October 2008

    • You Can Die of a Broken Heart: Studies

      MSNBC  |  Oct 11, 08 9:22 AM CDT

      You Can Die of a Broken Heart: Studies

      (Newser) - Turns out you can die of a broken heart, especially if you’re elderly and your longtime partner passes first, MSNBC reports. More studies are buttressing what had long been an anecdotal belief: that bereaved spouses face an increased risk of death within months of their partner passing. The leading cause of death in such cases is heart failure, but “I think it’s about connection,” said one doctor.   More »

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      marriage  • aging  • couples  • bereaved

    • Conn. Becomes 3rd State to OK Gay Marriage

      Hartford Courant (Conn.)  |  Oct 10, 08 12:27 PM CDT

      Conn. Becomes 3rd State to OK Gay Marriage

      (Newser) - Connecticut today became the third state to legalize gay marriage, after Massachusetts and California. In a 4-3 ruling, the state supreme court said civil unions are discriminatory because they violate the equal protection clause of the state constitution, the Hartford Courant reports. Although she disagrees, Gov. Jodi Rell said, "The supreme court has spoken." More »

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      California  • marriage  • gay marriage  • Massachusetts  • Connecticut  • homosexual  • Civil unions  • heterosexual

    • No Rush to Altar for Jamie Lynn

      OK!  |  Oct 9, 08 8:36 AM CDT

      No Rush to Altar for Jamie Lynn

      (Newser) - Teen mom Jamie Lynn Spears has nixed plans to wed her babydaddy in the short term, reports the New York Daily News . "We both agree that we want Maddie to be a little bit older so that she can be a part of it," Britney Spears’ kid sis tells OK! "We are engaged…There is no rush for anything." She also called reports of Casey Aldridge’s womanizing “completely fabricated.” More »

    • Ex Blames Brinkley for Affair

      ABC News  |  Oct 8, 08 3:03 PM CDT

      Ex Blames Brinkley for Affair

      (Newser) - Christie Brinkley’s adulterous ex-husband said that he cheated on the former supermodel because she did not offer the emotional connection he needed, ABC News reports. In an interview to be broadcast Friday, Peter Cook told Barbara Walters that by 2005 he and Brinkley felt “more like we were living with a brother and sister than a life partner.” More »

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      marriage  • divorce  • pornography  • affair  • Barbara Walters  • Christie Brinkley  • Peter Cook

    • Hetero Calif. Couple Sues to Be Called Bride and Groom

      Sacramento Bee  |  Oct 3, 08 12:05 PM CDT

      Hetero Calif. Couple Sues to Be Called Bride and Groom

      (Newser) - A heterosexual California couple is suing the state to put the words “bride” and “groom” on their marriage license, the Sacramento Bee reports. Rachel Bird and Gideon Codding refused to sign their marriage document because they dislike the gender-neutral “Party A” and “Party B” used on forms since gay marriage became legal in California. They are suing the state for violating their rights. More »

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      California  • lawsuit  • marriage  • gay marriage  • brides  • marriage license  • grooms

  • September 2008

    • Women Tower in Buffett's Biography

      Time  |  Sep 24, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Women Tower in Buffett's Biography

      (Newser) - Warren Buffett’s personal life is a lot messier than his balance sheet, according to a biography. In The Snowball: Warren Buffet and the Business of Life , which hits stores Monday, the Oracle of Omaha for the first time cooperates with a biographer, producing a revealing look at the folksy billionaire, Time reports. Buffett had a terrible relationship with his mother, the book reveals, and has since relied on powerful women to guide him as he focuses exclusively on business. More »

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      book  • marriage  • money  • Warren Buffett  • relationship  • biography  • Oracle of Omaha

    • Is Pornography Adultery? Time to Sharpen the Debate

      Atlantic Monthly  |  Sep 14, 08 12:09 PM CDT

      Is Pornography Adultery? Time to Sharpen the Debate

      (Newser) - Does looking at pornography constitute cheating? If so, a lot of men are in trouble in today's age of instant access. Ross Douthat explores the issue in the Atlantic and finds the extremes of the argument unhelpful. No, digital smut won't bring about the end of civilization, but don't be too quick to write it off as harmless, either. "The Internet era has ratcheted the experience of pornography much closer to adultery than I suspect most porn users would like to admit," he says. More »

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      Internet  • marriage  • women  • prostitution  • pornography  • men  • adultery  • infidelity

  • August 2008

    • Courts Finally Catching Up to Society's Views on Gays

      Atlantic Monthly  |  Aug 21, 08 7:51 AM CDT

      Courts Finally Catching Up to Society's Views on Gays

      (Newser) - The California Supreme Court’s landmark decision in May to grant gays the right to marry is based on a simple but inevitable idea, Andrew Sullivan writes in the Atlantic : Gay marriage is just marriage, and gay people are no different than straight people. As homosexuality moved from being considered a disorder to just an involuntary difference, the law had no choice but to follow. California simply acknowledged “an emergent cultural consensus,” Sullivan writes. More »

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      marriage  • gay marriage  • court  • Andrew Sullivan  • The Atlantic

    • Fla. Bigamist Can't Stop at Just 2 Wives

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Aug 19, 08 6:50 PM CDT

      Fla. Bigamist Can't Stop at Just 2 Wives

      (Newser) - Leonard Hare’s bigamy case keeps expanding, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Hare was arrested when his second wife visited a wedding chapel website and discovered pictures of her missing husband—marrying his third wife. Since Hare was arrested, three women have contacted the Sentinel about him, and one of them said she might’ve accepted his marriage proposal if he hadn’t suddenly disappeared. More »

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      Florida  • marriage  • polygamy  • Orlando  • wife  • bigamy

    • Single Men Close Health Gap With Married Peers

      HealthDay News  |  Aug 13, 08 7:38 PM CDT

      Single Men Close Health Gap With Married Peers

      (Newser) - Married people are still healthier, on average, than their unmarried peers, but longtime bachelors are closing the gap between them and their married counterparts, HealthDay reports. Researchers who examined 32 years of data found that the self-reported health of never-married men has increased markedly in that time. Women's health also improved, but the gap between married and never-married women remained essentially the same. More »

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      health  • marriage  • psychological research  • married couples  • spouse  • bachelors

    • Tab Claims Edwards Continued Affair

      National Enquirer  |  Aug 13, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      Tab Claims Edwards Continued Affair

      (Newser) - The National Enquirer, having finally forced John Edwards to confess to the affair with Rielle Hunter that he had strenuously denied, isn't backing down on the parts of the story Edwards still swears aren't true. This week the supermarket tabloid insists that Edwards is indeed the father of Hunter's child—and that she became pregnant when the affair resumed, after Edwards confessed to his wife Elizabeth in 2006. More »

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      John Edwards  • marriage  • affair  • Elizabeth Edwards  • Rielle Hunter  • paternity test

    • In Sickness and for Health Insurance

      New York Times  |  Aug 13, 08 9:08 AM CDT

      In Sickness and for Health Insurance

      (Newser) - Health insurance worries are pushing a growing number of Americans both into and out of marriages, the New York Times reports. Couples in which one party has better health benefits are marrying hastily as medical needs outweigh any doubts about each other. One survey this year found health insurance was a major factor in 7% of weddings, and one wedding chapel owner says 1 in 10 couples come before him for health reasons. More »

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      health care  • marriage