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marriage stories: 230 news summaries

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OPINION

 Why Marriage Is Obsolete 
 (at Least for Women) 

Institution is obsolete—let's fix this 'bum deal'

Jun 17, 09 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Marriage is fraught with “emotional pain, humiliation, and logistical difficulty.” And for women—expected to work, parent, tend to the house, and on top of all that, keep the romance alive—it’s a “bum deal,” writes Sandra Tsing Loh, herself ending a 20-year union, in... More »

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marriage • love • relationship • Sandra Tsing Loh

(Newser) - In scarcely more than a month, Alberto Cutié has gone from celebrity priest to sex scandal poster boy to Episcopalian—now he can add boring old married guy to his resume, reports the AP. The Miami priest who left the Catholic Church amid a racy photo scandal married his secret... More »

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Episcopal Church • marriage • Catholicism • priest • Roman Catholic Church • Alberto Cutié • celibacy • Ruhama Buni Canellis

Next Stop for Prince William, Galpal: The Altar

At this point, prince pretty much has to marry Kate

Jun 12, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prince William “has to” marry longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton, a court-watching source tells the New York Post. “Been seeing her too long not to. It would be another embarrassment for the Palace,” the source says, adding that “the wedding will probably be next year after he... More »

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Prince William • Kate Middleton • marriage • wedding • British royals • Royal Family

ANALYSIS

Iran's 'Marriage Crisis' Threatens Ahmadinejad

Sky-high housing prices, inflation prevent couples' independence

Jun 9, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iran is grappling with a “marriage crisis” that could cost Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a key demographic in Friday’s presidential election, Azadeh Moaveni writes in Time. The government’s international standing already has young people—35% of the population—seething; on top of that, those hoping to tie the knot... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • marriage • Iranian election

 Hooking Up Graduates 
 From College 

Casual sex replaces dating

Jun 8, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sex without commitment, also known as hooking up, has been common for years on college campuses. And now, as those college kids graduate and get jobs, hooking up is replacing dating in the real world, too, NPR reports. "Going out on a date is a sort of ironic, obsolete... More »

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marriage • sex • dating • hooking up

Gaza's Single Ladies to Hamas: Put a Ring on It

Islamic group sees matchmaking as 'humanitarian work'

Jun 6, 09 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington deems Hamas a terrorist group, but for Gaza’s lonely single women, the Islamic militant group can be a lifesaver, the AP reports. Hamas runs a “marriage and development” service that finds husbands for hundreds of women, often helping those in their 30s—who are considered spinsters. “... More »

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Islam • Gaza • Hamas • women • marriage • Palestinians • matchmaking

OPINION

 America Jealous of Date Night 


Jun 6, 09 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama’s night in New York has “prompted many wives to glare across the breakfast table,” writes Jan Hoffman in the New York Times, “trying to remember the last time their husbands made a fuss over them.” After 16 years together, the... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • marriage • date

 Runaway Brides 
 Scam Desperate 
 Chinese Bachelors 

Surplus of men inspires fraudsters to make off with rural families' 'bride prices'

Jun 5, 09 6:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - China's one-child policy may have birthed a rising number of pretty and fleet-footed criminals, the Wall Street Journal reports. The traditional preference for boys has caused a surplus of tens of millions of men of marriageable age, mostly in rural areas, and some villages are being scammed by women who... More »

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China • marriage • scam • brides • one child policy

 Obamas' 
 Marriage 
 Once 
 'Frosty' 

He was too ambitious; she was cold and ungrateful, says new book

Jun 3, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - It may be hard to believe now, but Barack and Michelle Obama have weathered "frosty" times in their marriage because of politics, according to a new book. During a painful stretch in 2000 "there was little conversation and even less romance," said Renegade author Michael Wolffe, who... More »

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Barack Obama • parenting • politics • Michelle Obama • White House • marriage • gender roles • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama

Little Left for Fiancée of
Fallen Soldier

Unmarried loved ones have no standing, get nothing from Army

May 25, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - To the US Army bureaucracy, love means little without a marriage certificate—so the fiancée of a man killed in Iraq was left with nothing other than what his family was willing to part with. Now, the Washington Post reports, Kyle Harper, 27, is trying to forge a path... More »

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Iraq • military • marriage • US military • bureaucracy • US Army • soldier • engagement • engagement ring • Iraq war • fiancee • Michael Hullender • Kyle Harper

(Newser) - A celibate monk in Poland has a surprise hit on his hands—a sex guide for married couples that's being labeled a Catholic Kama Sutra, the BBC reports. Poles quickly snapped up the first run of Father Ksawery Knotz' book, which argues that religious couples' sex life should be "... More »

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marriage • sex • priest • book • Catholic • intimacy

 Quake Survivors 
 Find Love 
 Among 
 the Ruins 

Hundreds remarry in quake-devastated Chinese city

May 13, 09 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A year after the quake that devastated China's Sichuan province, many survivors have new loves if not new homes, the Guardian reports. In Beichuan—where only 4,000 of the town's 22,000 people survived—some 600 widows and widowers have remarried, and the government hopes more will soon follow... More »

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China • marriage • disaster zones • Sichuan province • China earthquake • widows

NH Passes Gay Marriage Bill, Sends to Gov

He may let hot potato
lie until it passes automatically Jan. 1

May 7, 09 5:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bill to legalize gay marriage in New Hampshire has landed on Gov. John Lynch's desk and is likely to stay there for a while, the Edge reports. Lynch—besieged by messages from pro- and anti-gay marriage groups—has signaled that he personally opposes the bill. Many expect him to... More »

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gay marriage • New Hampshire • marriage • John Lynch • governor

UPDATED

 Maine Gov Signs 
 Gay Marriage Bill 

State the fifth to OK nuptials as Baldacci signs measure quickly

May 6, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just hours after the Maine Legislature gave final approval to gay marriage today, Gov. John Baldacci signed the bill into law, the Kennebec Journal reports. When it takes effect 90 days after the legislative session ends in June, Maine will become the fifth state to allow same-sex nuptials. “This... More »

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gay marriage • marriage • veto • Maine • state legislature • governor

 German Court Says Nein 
 to Long Last Names 

Ruling upholds ban on "chain names" with more than one hyphen

May 6, 09 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Germany's highest court has upheld the country's ban on triple-barreled surnames, the BBC reports. The court ruled that limiting surnames to two did not violate freedom of expression laws. Frieda Thalheim and Hans-Peter Kunz-Hallstein—who have been married for 12 years but legally couldn't take their preferred last name, Thalheim-Kunz-Hallstein—... More »

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Germany • marriage • name • surnames

 Berlusconis Row Over 
 PM's Wandering Eye 

Soap opera of feuding first couple grips Italy

Apr 30, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi's wife is taking her complaints of philandering and dishonesty to the press—and it's not the first time she's done so, the New York Times reports. The Italian first lady was angry that Berlusconi went to the 18th birthday party of a business associate's daughter, who has been... More »

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Italy • marriage • infidelity • Silvio Berlusconi • Veronica Lario

 Saudi Child Bride's  
 Marriage Annulled 

Wedding to middle-aged man sparked global controversy

Apr 30, 09 7:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The marriage of an eight-year-old Saudi girl to a man in his 50s that drew worldwide attention has been annulled in an out-of-court settlement, the BBC reports. A judge had twice denied the girl—reportedly married off by her father to pay a debt—a divorce. The case has led... More »

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Saudi Arabia • marriage • annulment • arranged marriage • child brides

(Newser) - Good news for Tori Spelling fans and very bad news for everyone else: The Oxygen network said today it is bringing back her Tori & Dean reality show for a fourth season, commissioning a made-for-TV movie based on her marriage to Dean McDermott, and planning a marriage advice show.... More »

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reality TV • marriage • Oxygen Media • Tori Spelling

Saudis to Crack Down After Man Weds 8-Year-Old

Child marriages will be 'regulated'; no evidence they'll be barred

Apr 15, 09 8:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid an uproar over an adult man’s marriage to an 8-year-old girl, Saudi Arabia will begin regulating child marriage, the BBC reports. The country’s justice minister wants to end the “arbitrary” process, he said, though he didn’t say such matches would be banned. A court upheld... More »

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Saudi Arabia • women's rights • marriage • children • arranged marriage • forced marriage • dowry • child brides

(Newser) - This was probably inevitable: The world's first known divorce via phone text is on the books. A Saudi man informed his wife of the split by text, then called two relatives to let them know, the Telegraph reports. This apparently jibes with the practice under Sharia law that allows a... More »

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Saudi Arabia • divorce • marriage • Islamic Sharia law • text message

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