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Is There A Formula For Happiness?

The Atlantic | Joshua Wolf Shenk | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Marriage, How to Be Happy, Divorce, Parenting, Being Happy, Happiness, Contentment, Happiness Tips, Living News

Is there a formula -- some mix of love, work, and psychological adaptation -- for a good life? For 72 years, researchers at Harvard have been examining this question.

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Why Must Kid Films Demonize Divorce?

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Parent, Kid, Kristin Davis, Dads, Divorce, Kids, Fatherhood, Parenting, Father's Day, The Incredibles, Fathers, Family, Parents, Entertainment News
Joel Schwartzberg

Hollywood writers looking to put their kid protagonists in jeopardy should stick to the safe slate of villains and demons, and avoid the all too easy road of demonizing divorce.

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Divorce Is Trite, But Everyone's Is Special

Vicki Iovine | Posted 06.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationships, Divorce, Girlfriends Guide, Living News
Vicki Iovine

Evidently I filed for divorce on my husband's birthday. I only found out when I read it on a gossip site under the headline, "Playboy Model Has Special Birthday Gift for Music Mogul Husband: Divorce."

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India: Divorces Become More Common As Romance Gains Importance

GlobalPost | Jason Overdorf | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

Read More: Marriage, Women's Rights, India, India Women's Rights, India Romance, India Divorce, Divorce, Romance, India Divorce Rate, Romance India, World News

NEW DELHI -- In India, love is in the air. Unfortunately, so is the raucous noise of lover's quarrels and the soporific drone of the court judge. T...

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Communication Breakdown

Keith Leon and Maura Leon | Posted 05.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Divorce, Relationships, Love, Long Distance Relationships, Communication, Living News
Keith Leon and Maura Leon

Dear Keith and Maura, I need your advice... I met the woman that I love four years ago and we started a long distance relationship. We each had anot...

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Saudi Man Divorces Wife Via Text Message

Reuters | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Women, Text Message Divorce, Text Messages, Divorce, Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Text Message, Text Messaging, Advocacy, World News

A Saudi man has divorced his wife by text message, a newspaper said on Thursday. The man was in Iraq when he sent the SMS informing her she was no lo...

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Should Ex-Wives Be Understanding or Red With Rage After Pink Slips Force Alimony Adjustments?

Jill Brooke | Posted 05.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Alimony, Break Ups, Marriage, Divorce, Child Support, Business News
Jill Brooke

In the past, judges would make it tough for a spouse to get a modification. The judge would say that even if the spouse doesn't have cash, he would have to make good on his divorce deal. Not anymore.

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Dancing With Divorced Men: Allison Kaufman

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Art, Divorce, Allison Kaufman, Kimberly Brooks, The Artists Life, Living News
Kimberly Brooks

In her "Divorced Men Series," Kaufman traveled into divorced men's homes and took portraits with them and danced with them. I find the work humorous, deeply explorative and touching.

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Marie Douglas-David Dishes About Mogul Hubbie

New York Post | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Marie Douglas-David Divorce, Marie-Douglas-David-36, Divorce, Divorce Marie Douglas David, George David, Marie Douglas-David, Business News

MARIE DOUGLAS-DAVID says her reluctance to take her husband's $36 million and skedaddle has nothing to do with greed, but her hubby's fetishistic sexu...

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Marie Douglas-David, Wife Divorcing Former CEO, Says $43 Million Not Enough

AP | DAVE COLLINS | Posted 04.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Marie Douglas-Davids, Marie Douglas, Countess Divorce, George David Divorce, Divorce, Marie Douglas-David 36, Marie Douglas-David, Marie Douglas-David Divorce, Douglas-David, George David, Business News

HARTFORD, Conn. — A 36-year-old Swedish countess divorcing a former CEO says she cannot live on $43 million. Marie Douglas-David, a former invest...

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Steve Wynn, Elaine Wynn Headed For Divorce

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 04.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Steve Wynn Divorce, Steve Wynn, Divorce, Elaine Wynn, Business News

LAS VEGAS — Billionaire Las Vegas casino magnate Steve Wynn and wife Elaine are again headed for divorce, a court official said Tuesday. Clark ...

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Sole Supporters Enduring this "Repression"

Lea Lane | Posted 04.10.2009 | Style

Read More: Recession Fears, Living Alone, Depression, Divorce, Solo, Stress, Repression, Economic Crisis, Recession, Style News
Lea Lane

Who's in a mood to flirt and wonder? I mean, there's enough anxiety and uncertainty without having your heart broken on top of everything else.

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USA Today Reporter Responds to Blog Post

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Marriage-Promotion, Singled Out, Divorce, Children, Matrimania, Singles, Media, Government Programs, Myths, Happiness, Blogs, Marriage, USA Today, Singlism, Wealth, Advertising, Single Parents, Health, Discrimination, Methodology, Media News
Bella DePaulo

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Love is a Decision

Grant Cardone | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Marriage, Wife, Marriage Counseling, Success in Relationships, Divorce, Relationships, Match Making, Big Love, Sex, Valentines Day, Husband, Grant Cardone, Love, Admiration, Living News
Grant Cardone

Most of my life I was under the delusion that love was a feeling, something that was going to happen to me.

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Get Married, Live Longer? It's a Myth

Bella DePaulo | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Singled Out, Single Men, Longevity, Divorce, Bogus Claims, Marriage, Mortality, Cheater Method, Widow, Media, Myths, Happiness, Impossible Experiment, Singlism, Health, Single, Washington Post, Valentine's Day, Rand, Single Women, Living News
Bella DePaulo

When the authors of The Case claimed that getting married saved men's lives, they did so by acting as if the men who got divorced or widowed did not actually get married.

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How a Family's Divorce Impacted Obama and Other Presidents

Jill Brooke | Posted 02.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Single Moms, Obama, Divorce, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan Legacy, Michelle Obama, Children, Obama Parents, Marital Problems, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Barack Obama, Marriage, Barack Obama Mother, Ann Dunham Soetoro, Obama Family, Barack Obama Family, Living News
Jill Brooke

As a child of divorce, Obama is more likely to be sensitive to policies that protect children and more likely to make family health care coverage a priority, since many divorced women lose their coverage.

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Because Pain Makes You Self-Centered, a Doctor Wants a Kidney Back and a Feuding Ex-Wife Sabatoges A Teddy Bear

Jill Brooke | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Relationship Counseling, Long Island, Kidney Transplant, Divorce Kidney Transplant, Marriage, Marriage Counseling, Therapy, Husbands, Divorce, Children, New York Post, Kidney Donations, First Wives, Marriage Counselor, Marital Counseling, Living News
Jill Brooke

For anyone going through a divorce, there has to be a blinking light that switches on in your head reminding you that you will not make the best decision because of the stresses you're under and to proceed with caution.

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EPIPHANY: Celebrating Moments of Truth

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Wordsworth, Religion, Divorce, Advent, John Milton, Christmastide, 12 Days of Christmas, Feast of the Epiphany, Magi, Three Wisemen, Epiphanies, Living News
Cathleen Falsani

Realizing that you're happy in your own skin, where you're meant to be, glad to be shod of something unhealthy, and everything is going to be OK, is a profound truth.

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It May Be Time to Redefine Family

Janet Carlson | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Divorce, Family, Roger Angell, Friendship, Marriage, Family Dynamics, Holiday Season, New Yorker, Being Friendly, Holiday Season Commentary, Love, Living News
Janet Carlson

It's a funny concept, spending money on gifts for the man you're divorcing, isn't it? The man you're trying to disentangle from financially?

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Housing Market Divorce Twist: Neither One Wants The House

New York Times | John Leland | Posted 01.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Houses Divorce, Divorce, Business News

When Marci Needle and her husband began to contemplate divorce in June, they thought they had enough money to go their separate ways. They owned a mil...

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Just Don't Tell Us What Your Manicure Costs

Vicky Ward | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Lindsay Lohan, Holiday Season, Divorce, Consumer Spending, Economy, Lazard, Marie Douglas-David, Style News
Vicky Ward

Despite the searing wounds inflicted by Bernie Madoff, despite the fact that several divorces are stalled because suddenly there are no assets to divide, some people still don't see what's going on.

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Why is the USA Screwed -- Maybe Forever?

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Obama, Social Pathology, Conservatives, Divorce, Gay Marriage, Progressives, Moral Breakdown, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

We've been pretending that somehow our society is exempt from everything human beings have learned about the need for order, structure and moral taboos.

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Family, Meet the New Recession (Same As the Old Recession?)

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 01.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Unemployment, Divorce, Childcare, Recession, Family, Gender, Living News
Philip N. Cohen

Despite the considerable ink spilled over cultural shifts, nothing changes gendered behavior like economic necessity. During the '91 recession, more husbands were primary childcare providers.

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Peaceful Revolution: The Kitchen Table

Elizabeth Cox | Posted 01.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Debt, Kitchen Table Conversations, Divorce, Relationships and Finance, Economic Crisis, Economy, Saving for College, Budget, Kitchen Table Issues, Family Budgeting, Budget Planning, Saving Money, Living Within One's Means, Budgeting, Peaceful Revolution, Causes of Divorce, Saving for Retirement, Balancing a Budget, Financial Crisis, Personal Debt, Money Saving, Living News
Elizabeth Cox

With many facing the worst economic crisis in a generation, there is no better time to open up communications with your loved one than now.

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Seeds of Affection

Kate Lear | Posted 12.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Holidays, Marriage, Motherhood, Divorce, Love, Remarriage, Family, Living News
Kate Lear

My father found a very real, deep and uncomplicated love and I am so grateful for that. And the impetus for wanting to write this modern "love story" is a moment that took my breath away a few weeks ago during the holidays.

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