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marriage stories: 229 news summaries

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

They're not too young, declares grand mufti

Jan 18, 09 9:27 AM CST
(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... More »

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Saudi Arabia • marriage • Muslim • Grand Mufti • cleric • sexual assault • child brides

 107-Year-Old Virgin 
 Lookin' for Love 

Elderly Chinese woman overcomes life-long fear of marriage

Jan 13, 09 8:34 AM CST
(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... More »

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China • elderly • marriage

Glossies

 A Princess 
 and Her Photog: 
 How the Bloom 
 Faded 

18-year marriage had an auspicious start

Jan 12, 09 6:43 PM CST
(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... More »

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divorce • marriage • photographers • British royals • Princess Margaret • Lord Snowdon

personal essay

 Actually, You Can 
 Buy Me Love 

New essay anthology explores love and personal finance

Jan 12, 09 5:53 PM CST
(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... More »

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finances • marriage • money • love • relationship • job

(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... More »

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marriage • Dexter • Golden Globes • Michael Hall

Hubby Wants Kidney Back
in Divorce

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

Jan 8, 09 8:40 AM CST
(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... More »

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divorce • New York • marriage • love • kidney transplant • compensation • divorce settlement • organ donation

South Africa's Jacob Zuma to Marry 3rd Wife

Wedding bells yet again for polygamous president-to-be

Jan 7, 09 8:00 AM CST
(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.... More »

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marriage • South Africa • polygamy • wife • Jacob Zuma • African National Congress • polygamists

 


 Premarital Sex, 
 Abortion on 
 Rise in Iran 

Marriage rates dip, despite Tehran's efforts

Dec 29, 08 3:02 PM CST
(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... More »

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Iran • education • abortion • feminism • marriage • Islamic law • premarital sex

(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... More »

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marriage • jail • Caribbean • St. Lucia • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • Christmas

 3 Dead in LA 'Santa' Shooting 

Man opened fire at Christmas Eve party

Dec 25, 08 9:39 AM CST
(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... More »

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crime • marriage • Christmas • party • Santa Claus • shooting • fire

Go Ahead, Marry Your Cousin

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

Dec 24, 08 7:34 AM CST
(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... More »

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genetics • marriage • cousins • taboo • incest • birth defect

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

Dec 21, 08 5:57 PM CST
(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;... More »

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marriage • engagement • Drew Peterson • missing person • unsolved crimes

 Fla. Gov Marries Amid Protests 

Gays slam marriage ban as Crist weds New York socialite

Dec 13, 08 6:32 AM CST
(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... More »

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Florida • gay marriage • marriage • protests • wedding • Charlie Crist • governor

DC Sex Blogger
Ties the Knot

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

Dec 10, 08 2:13 PM CST
(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... More »

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New York City • Washington DC • marriage • sex • Capitol Hill • wedding • blogger

 Empty Nesters 
 Fly High 


Dec 4, 08 2:01 PM CST
(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... More »

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marriage • children • parents • retirement • aging • happiness

 Jealousy 
 Blamed in 
 Hudson 
 Murders  

Suspect upset that estranged wife dating: prosecutors

Dec 3, 08 4:56 PM CST
(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... More »

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marriage • murder • Jennifer Hudson • suspect • murder trial • motive • William Balfour

 Couple Saves First
Kiss for Wedding Day

Couple takes first kiss on wedding day

Nov 29, 08 3:42 PM CST
(Newser) - A kiss was more than just a kiss for one Chicago couple, who vowed that they would not smooch—or engage in any other kind of physically amorous activity—until today, their wedding day, the Chicago Tribune reports. “It really tested us and encouraged us to grow closer in... More »

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Chicago • marriage • sex • wedding • abstinence

Japanese Told to Work
Less, Have More Sex

More kids needed

Nov 29, 08 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Japan has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, thanks, health experts say, to an overworked populace too tired to have much sex. Surveys show that married Japanese couples under 50 have sex an average of 45 times a year, less than half the global average. Now some... More »

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Japan • marriage • sex • population • work addiction • productivity

Iowa Supreme Court Set to Review Gay-Marriage Ban

Advocates and opponents of same-sex unions dig in

Nov 27, 08 1:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Iowa’s Supreme Court will review a state law banning gay marriage next month, the Los Angeles Times reports. A district judge last year struck down the Defense of Marriage Act on the grounds that it violated state constitutional rights of equal protection, but nine hours later that decision was... More »

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gay rights • Iowa • gay marriage • marriage • University of Iowa • Proposition 8 • Iowa Supreme Court

Another Casualty of Financial Crisis: Divorce

Two households no longer affordable as couples struggle to pay for one

Nov 27, 08 8:28 AM CST
(Newser) - With unemployment rising, salaries stagnant, and housing prices cratering, many unhappy couples are opting not to divorce, reports MSNBC. “A lot of people are deciding, 'It’s not worth it to do it (at) this time. Let’s stay together. Let’s try to work through our problems and... More »

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divorce • marriage • housing crisis • subprime crisis • financial crisis

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