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Love

From the strange to the saccharine to the sordid, Cupid's arrow rarely shoots straight

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July 2008
- Here Comes the Botox
  
  New York Times | Jul 26, 08 10:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The latest trend among brides-to-be is to set up matching beauty procedures for the wedding party, the New York Times reports. With more women getting married in their 30s and photos more immediately accessible online, many brides are eschewing traditional thank-you gifts of matching bracelets in favor of matching Botox injections for their bridesmaids. More »
- Is Ledger's Ex Jonzin' for Love?
  
  Daily Mail (UK) | Jul 24, 08 11:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Heath Ledger's ex-fiancee, Michelle Williams, may have found love again—in the arms of director Spike Jonze, Star magazine reports via the Daily Mail . Williams and Jonze, who divorced director Sofia Coppola in 2003, were spotted locking lips outside his Manhattan pad. The late actor's best friend, who has been helping Williams care for 2-year-old Matilda, approves of the match. More »
- Mark Ronson 'Approves' of LiLo-Sam Love
  
  Daily Mirror (UK) | Jul 17, 08 11:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Lindsay Lohan and celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson’s lesbian relationship is all but out of the closet—and now Ronson’s Grammy-winning brother Mark Ronson gives their love two thumbs up.“Her and Sam make a lovely couple—they seem really happy,” Mark's girlfriend Daisy Lowe told the Daily Mirror . “Their relationship is totally genuine. And they're just so sweet together. Mark totally approves.” More »
- How to Revive a Zombie Marriage
  
  Details | Jul 14, 08 1:28 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Brinkley Swears Off Marriage
  
  New York Post | Jul 11, 08 10:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - On the heels of this week's divorce settlement—and the messy dissolution of her fourth marriage—Christie Brinkley has learned her lesson. "I'm not going to marry again," she tells Andrea Peyser of the New York Post . "I know too much about the marriage laws and divorce laws. Getting married again would not be a very intelligent thing to do." More »
- Bride Sues After Shoddy Dress Gives Church Rear View
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jul 7, 08 11:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A bride is suing the designer of her wedding dress for $40,000 after it ripped at the altar, revealing her rear end to the stunned congregation, the Daily Telegraph reports. The red-faced bride burst into tears and the priest averted his gaze when the $4,000 dress fell apart and she accidentally mooned her guests, according to the suit. The 2006 Italian wedding was completed, but the couple has since separated. More »
- Can't Buy Me Love, but Divorce Could Cost $100K
  
  Divorce360.com | Jul 6, 08 3:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In the current financial climate, getting unhitched has become all the more ruinous, Divorce360.com reports. Selling your home, hiring attorneys, shelling out for therapy, and finding temporary housing add up to a burly bottom line, with one attorney estimating that divorce "can run anywhere from $1,820 (uncontested) to hundreds of thousands of dollars." More »
- How to Avoid Mr. Wrong
  
  New York Times | Jul 6, 08 2:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Celebrity couples aren't always models of marital stability, but as Christie Brinkley, A-Rod, and Madonna join forces to hold the planet hostage, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd goes off in search of those telltale signs of who to avoid ending up at the altar with. She finds her answers in a 79-year-old Catholic priest, Father Pat Connor, who's been giving a "Whom Not to Marry" seminar for 40 years. Avoid swapping rings with: More »
- Are We Happier Without Kids?
  
  Newsweek | Jul 5, 08 3:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Little bundles of joy may not be delivering as much pleasure to their moms and dads as they're reputed to, Newsweek reports. Parents are about 7% less happy than the childless, one study says, while another concludes that "no group of parents reported significantly greater emotional well-being than people who never had children." Are today's parents too busy and bleary-eyed to feel the love, Newsweek asks, or have expectations changed? More »
- 'Cupid's Cabbie' Rings Up First Engagement
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jul 5, 08 11:40 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A New York City couple will soon be walking down the aisle thanks to a taxi driver who moonlights as a matchmaker, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ahmed Ibrahim, who offers his services for free, has been trying to match up the singles who jump in his cab ever since the day in 2004 when a tearful young female passenger asked him to find her a new beau. More »
June 2008
- Marriage on the Rocks? Maybe It's Your Birth Order
  
  Divorce360.com | Jun 30, 08 5:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Whether a marriage reaches its gold anniversary or ends up in divorce court could depend on the spouses' birth order, reports Divorce360.com.“There is strong connection between birth order and divorce rates,” says one counselor. “The most successful marriages are those where the oldest sister of brothers marries the youngest brother of sisters.” More »
- Happiest Night of His Life: Drunk in a Ditch
  
  Der Spiegel | Jun 24, 08 9:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cops found a German man drunk on the side of the autobahn early Sunday after he was abandoned there—by his new bride. The newlywed was taken to the hospital and later reunited with his wife of several hours, Der Spiegel reports. "It is not known whether the doctors succeeded in making the groom fit for his wedding night," the police report reads. More »
- Wedding Biz a Pricey Sham
  
  Times (UK) | Jun 15, 08 5:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The wedding industry is a bloated, $10 billion sham that presses each bride to "express her essential self," Janice Turner writes in the London Times . Butterflies in boxes? Check. A “lifesized butterscotch-flavored effigy” of the bride? Check. But as odd offerings increase and wedding bills average $40,000, marriages have hit a 144-year low. More »
- Hollywood's Ickiest Dads
  
  Radar | Jun 14, 08 8:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Father's Day is a time to thank Dad for all he's done—but what if all Dad's done is creep out the general public? Radar lists celebrity fathers who take paternal love to barely legal levels. Joe Simpson: Father to songbirds Jessica and Ashlee, Simpson famously said of his eldest, “She's got DOUBLE Ds! You can't cover those suckers up!” More »
- Love Keeps Them Together ... and Homeless
  
  Nerve | Jun 12, 08 7:02 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Homeless couples have nothing to rely on but each other, Justin Clark writes on Nerve, but sometimes half the relationship is keeping the other on the streets. One Los Angeles couple has been together for 25 years, destitute since November. Paul abandoned computer studies, and his sole source of income, to help Sharon beat her drinking problem. More »
- 2 Books Detail Sex-a-Day Vows
  
  New York Times | Jun 8, 08 3:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Can non-stop sex revitalize a marriage? Two American couples have books coming out that chronicle their at