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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

    • Pair Gets it On ... in a Police Lot

      Morning Call  |  Oct 9, 08 11:49 AM CDT

      Pair Gets it On ... in a Police Lot

      (Newser) - Cops didn't have to go far to find a Pennsylvania couple having sex in a car after some weekend revelry, the Morning Call of Allentown reports. In their haste, the pair had parked in a police station lot. Both said they were drinking at a college party and did not notice nearby cop cars when they parked. The driver was charged with drunken driving. More »

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      police  • Pennsylvania  • drunk driving  • couples  • public sex

  • July 2008

    • How to Revive a Zombie Marriage

      Details  |  Jul 14, 08 1:28 PM CDT

      How to Revive a Zombie Marriage

      (Newser) - If Romeo and Juliet hadn't died young, even those obsessed lovers would have coasted into what Details dubs a "zombie marriage"—that inevitable phase when jobs and kids take precedence over romance, and couples just go through the motions. It ends, as often as not, in divorce, but Karl Taro Greenfeld has a better idea. Instead of driving a stake through its heart, or frantic attempts at CPR, try just leaving it alone. More »

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      marriage  • divorce  • romance  • couples  • married couples

    • It's a Girl! Kidman Gives Birth

      People  |  Jul 7, 08 2:26 PM CDT

      It's a Girl! Kidman Gives Birth

      (Newser) - Nicole Kidman gave birth to her first child with husband Keith Urban this morning, People reports. Sunday Rose Kidman Urban joins two siblings, Isabella, 15, and Connor, 13, from Kidman’s marriage to Tom Cruise. "Keith was by Nicole's side, and mother and baby are very well," a family friend said. "She's never been happier and healthier." More »

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      celebrity  • baby  • Nicole Kidman  • infant  • couples  • Keith Urban

  • May 2008

    • 'Do-It-Yourself' Can Be Fightin' Words

      Times (UK)  |  May 4, 08 12:18 PM CDT

      'Do-It-Yourself' Can Be Fightin' Words

      (Newser) - Adrian starts painting in the middle, but Hannah wants the wall layered methodically. Adrian storms out, and Hannah works alone. The DIY dispute is no anomaly: 35% of British homeowners said in a recent study that home improvements caused domestic rifts. Underlying the debates on paint color and floorboards is a power struggle, marital therapist Andrew G. Marshall writes in the Times of London. More »

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      marriage  • psychology  • relationship  • fight  • therapy  • couples  • home improvement

  • March 2008

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