Are Divorces The New Weddings? (PHOTOS)

Anyone who has ever planned a wedding is familiar with the vast swath of products and services that exist which cater to a couple's every possible whim--including whims they didn't even know they had. Now that divorce has become a fact of life--a milestone in its own right?--perhaps it was inevitable that it, too, would adopt the commercial trappings that have come to define modern nuptials. Click through for 6 selections from the burgeoning Divorce Industrial Complex.

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Some women opt to celebrate the end of their marriages with bachelorette-style divorce parties, complete with flashing “Just Divorced” sashes and anti-wedding black veils. Even bakeries are on board, with themed divorce cakes and divorce cake toppers.

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Some women opt to celebrate the end of their marriages with bachelorette-style divorce parties, complete with flashing “Just Divorced” sashes and anti-wedding black veils. Even bakeries are on board, with themed divorce cakes and divorce cake toppers.

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[Cuds]

03:17 PM on 12/14/2010

A divorce party---okay---let's not mistake this for anything other than a well-orchestrated act of hurt against someone that you once very much loved. Shallow and cruel.

[erinsteven]

10:13 AM on 12/15/2010

....or a celebration of freedom for yourself. Despite having so deeply loved someone you married them, perhaps the mental and emotional anguish of feeling trapped in a relationship deserves to be released via a party. Not for everyone. Probably for someone.

[evie412]

12:08 PM on 12/14/2010

I think people celebrate for different reasons and it's not so much the divorce itself. I, for one,
did not want to break up my family. However, one person alone can't save a marriage. I have
been to hell and made it back out. Do I believe that every couple try to do what they can to stay together and be happy...definitely. Sometimes, that is not possible. I fully intend to celebrate
and my celebration will be about me coming back from the brink and finding that there is a life after marriage! It really is about moving on.

[MsNancyMitford]

11:38 AM on 12/14/2010

Obvious trash.

[spassmeister]

11:22 AM on 12/14/2010

it's a real party for the kids too - who get the pleasure of living in two homes and going back and forth, hearing one parent put down the other parent all the time. They celebrate their parents divorce and their parent's new adult freedom every day for the rest of their lives - it's the gift that keeps on giving! why ever put your kids first - it's all about you!!

[MsNancyMitford]

11:39 AM on 12/14/2010

It never fails to NOT amaze me how some breed with trash, than are dismayed that they are divorcing trashy people.

[spassmeister]

09:47 PM on 12/23/2010

where were you when I married my ex-wife? I'll tell you why "people' (men) breed with trash: they are attractive and easy.

[Raudy5]

07:42 AM on 12/14/2010

The nice thing about never getting married in the first place, is that everyday you must decide to stay with your special someone, and take the necessary steps to make sure that happens and reaffirm your love. If you decide to get married, I recommend very long courtships.

[joefoss]

07:36 AM on 12/14/2010

This is not as screwy as it sounds.
"Celebrating" divorce is the logical follow-up to the over-the-top wedding ceremonies that have become the norm in so many families today.
=Many young women, it seems to me, are as much "in love" with the fuss & attention they receive as prospective brides as they are with the young man they are planning to marry and, supposedly, spend the rest of their lives with.
=If I had one piece of advice for a young guy considering marriage, it would be to point out that not every woman who wants to "get married" wants to "be married."
=If you're about to walk down the aisle with someone, and take on the emotional commitment and financial responsibilities of marriage--not to mention the possibility of bringing children into the world--it would be a good idea to try to figure which category your future wife belongs in!

[Lisa Rickard]

07:34 AM on 12/14/2010

Getting divorced was the best thing I ever did. I have never been so happy. The mental abuse was not worth it anymore. I LOVE MY LIFE NOW!! The sad part about is when you are young, you can't see through the fog of Lust. Now Karma is my best friend.

[Hookedonfashion]

02:27 PM on 12/14/2010

I felt exactly the same way! I was thrilled! I was sad about my daughters' lives though, but now they have a great stepdad who is helping them pay their way through college (dad doesn't give one penny).

I have been remarried for 11 years and am still in love with my current husband. There is hope for those of you who want to remarry.

[erinsteven]

10:16 AM on 12/15/2010

Someone not strong enough to leave will never see that. I was not abused, I was treated fairly, but it wasn't for me. We weren't 'married' - and it was both our faults. I'll admit as much fault as I'll place on my ex. My divorce will be finalized later this month and while I'm not a 'throw a big party over it' kind of person [about anything], I will feel a huge wave of freedom. Not because I hate my ex [I don't], but because I love my sanity.

[MsNancyMitford]

10:21 AM on 12/15/2010

Your posts are not that of an adult. It was selfish of you to marry, hopefully there are no children;.

[Rudy Reber]

01:52 AM on 12/14/2010

Sure, that's it - divorce is the new marriage. Life is the new death. White is the new black. Up is the new down. Sarah Palin is the new intellectual.

[Shaun Hensley]

01:54 AM on 12/15/2010

Marriage, like religion, is an institution designed to control people.

[MsNancyMitford]

11:40 AM on 12/14/2010

Yet, YOU chose her?

[Shaun Hensley]

01:54 AM on 12/15/2010

A mistake he should live with for the rest of his life?

[ShambalaMountain]

01:31 AM on 12/14/2010

No one stays married nowadays. Marriage as an institution is obsolescent.

We should have marriage "leases"; renew each year if both parties still like each other.

[MsNancyMitford]

11:35 AM on 12/14/2010

I've numerous freinds and relatives who have been marrieds since they left university.

Almost all in fact.

It's a matter of what values you were raised amongst. Those who are raised by two parents who valued their own marriages and stood the test of time, produce the like minded. My family is host to many 50th anniversary celebrations.

Many freinds in their thirties and forties are also proudly attending high school and college graduations as a married couple. Adultery is severely frowned upon, as is desertion. A person without a social and family circle lacking a moral compass is not a good choice of spouse.

People use who statistics as an excuse for selfishness, selfishmesss as an excuse in failure honor commitment, and lack of commitment as an adultery.

People who routiniely "explain" unethical behaviour are those who should not have entered into marriage.

Marry a quality person form a good family. Those words are as true today as they were 100 years ago.

[Morena]

12:55 AM on 12/15/2010

LOL

[Shaun Hensley]

01:55 AM on 12/15/2010

Pickin's are slim. : )

[shylove2]

08:34 PM on 12/16/2010

Group marriage would be more eco-logical because of shared finances, more shared skills, ability to have homekeepers and nuturers and a much more flexible parent to child ratio for population control and gender equalization... plus less fears of abandonment and more emotional and intimate support.
Less over-consumption.... a bucky ball relationship model.

[AllyCat7]

12:02 AM on 12/14/2010

Divorce should not be celebrated. This is sad :(

[craig film]

02:42 AM on 12/14/2010

agreed

[mrcontinental]

04:18 AM on 12/14/2010

You have no idea what any of these people went through so who are you to judge.

[erinsteven]

10:18 AM on 12/15/2010

Boom roasted!

[Slowtrain9]

10:11 PM on 12/13/2010

Divorce ring for mommy. Depression, anger, and alcoholism for the kids! Yay America!

[Morena]

12:56 AM on 12/15/2010

Oh goodness!

[erinsteven]

10:24 AM on 12/15/2010

....or depression, anger and alcoholism for mommy or daddy and a skewed perception of marriage for the kids! Which will likely end in divorce! Yay, it's like a Choose Your Own Adventure book!

[kcinpa]

09:18 PM on 12/13/2010

Why is HP celebrating divorce? Why is there no section on marriage and how to keep one successful and together???

[belle27]

09:22 PM on 12/13/2010

Taking note of the phenomenon is hardly celebrating it. This article, for example, refers to the "Divorce Industrial Complex" -- one could hardly interpret that as a celebration of this phenomenon.

[Shaun Hensley]

01:56 AM on 12/15/2010

You can get that anywhere.

[topguide]

08:54 PM on 12/13/2010

If divorce is something to celebrate, why did you get married in the first place?

[Gary137]

10:47 AM on 12/14/2010

Marriage could be thought of as a shot in the dark, a probability decision based on very limited information. Who knows what will happen in the near future let alone the distant future? Do we have the time and energy to work on solving problems and preserving joys in a relationship over the months and years? Surely, divorce has to be one of the most difficult life events regardless of subsequent activities. Celebration after the fact may be a healthy reduction of major stress for some people.

[VictorV-USA]

07:39 PM on 12/13/2010

the fact that this site has a site category labeled "Divorce" is another example of how twisted the far left is.

[belle27]

07:45 PM on 12/13/2010

Can you explain that? I mean, it's not like only Democrats get divorced... In fact, the 15 states with the highest rates of divorce voted for Bush, while 10 states with some of the lowest divorce rates in the country voted Democrat.

So, can you please explain your point?

[VictorV-USA]

07:52 PM on 12/13/2010

sure, that's easy. far left freaks like the writers for this site thrive on anything that breaks down American values. getting divorced is one thing, glorifying it and wishing it on all is another. i don't know about your statistics... maybe the 10 lowest divorce states have more anti-marriage and gays.

[MaggieNYS]

08:15 PM on 12/13/2010

VictorV can't explain, hence his lame reply to your question.

[RasputinsLiver]

10:18 PM on 12/13/2010

Do the names....

....Vitters, Sanford, Gingrich, Reagan, Toe-Tapper Craig, Ensign, ....

....well, shall I go on? I mean, the list is endless for GOPer "sanctity of marriage" stuff. You know, "family...*tee hee*...values".