DEAR ABBY: When a daughter is getting married, how do divorced parents sit, walk down the aisle and conduct themselves? — ALMOST THERE IN NEW YORK DEAR ALMOST THERE: First and foremost, the divorced parents should act like adults and bury their hostilities (if there are any) on their daughter’s special day. Tact and diplomacy … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am a single man who recently turned 40. I am looking to find a wife who, like myself, has never been married and has no kids. I joined several dating websites, but most of the women are divorced or widowed or have kids. I just discovered a new dating website for single, … Read more
Three-ring circus? A Florida life coach who got divorced twice before 30 says she’s dating again — and wouldn’t rule out tying the knot for a third time. “I still have a little guard up because I am scared of pain, but because I have navigated divorce and breakups before, I know I have the … Read more
Divorce is up among middle-aged and older Americans, even as younger generations are less likely to get divorced, a recent analysis finds. According to the Bowling Green State University’s National Center for Family and Marriage Research, divorce rates doubled for 55+ Americans and tripled for those over 65 from 1990-2021. At the same time, divorce rates among … Read more
Two different timelines. Sofia Vergara has finally revealed what led to her split from ex-husband Joe Manganiello. In an interview with Spanish outlet El País, the “Modern Family” star said that Manganiello, 47, wanted to expand their family, but Vergara was not interested in having more children. “My marriage broke up because my husband was … Read more
TikTok has long been accused of ruining attention spans — now but the app is under fire for destroying marriages, too. A distraught wife has taken to Reddit to reveal that the social media app completely changed her husband’s character, causing the end of the 12-year union. The anonymous woman, aged 37, said she and … Read more
There was a little bit too much of Monica — and Erica and Rita and Tina — in her life. Horror novelist Stephen King revealed Tuesday that his love for Lou Bega’s 1999 hit “Mambo No. 5” nearly caused his wife, Tabitha, to divorce him. “Oh, yeah. Big time,” said King, 75, to Rolling Stone magazine. “My … Read more
Even with the best online divorce services, divorce can be a difficult process. That’s why it’s important to understand the signs of divorce and some common causes of divorce. Understanding why marriages fail can help you to make your own union stronger if you are married, it can guide you in making choices about entering … Read more
Things sure seemed to end “Upside Down” after this one. A “Stranger Things” obsessed woman fell victim to a ruthless catfishing scam where she began an online relationship, divorced her husband and sent $10,000 worth of gift cards to someone portraying an actor from the hit Netflix show. McKayla, a film artist and single mother … Read more
A Texas woman who divorced her husband later became his legal guardian — and is caring for him alongside her new husband. Kris Armstrong, 38, and Brandon, 38, tied the knot in August 2006 after a relationship that began as happy high school sweethearts. But two years into their marriage, Kris received a life-changing phone … Read more
In her novel “Surfacing,” Scorpio sage Margaret Atwood writes, “A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there’s less of you.” Given that metaphor and these grim statistics, it would seem we are living in the age of the walking wounded. There are perhaps more reasons to get divorced than their are causes … Read more
An Ohio woman has been labeled “self-centered” after divorcing her husband because she felt his brain aneurysm turned him into a “different person.” “People say I abandoned him, deserted him when he needed us most,” Kim Beyer, 39, told Kennedy News of breaking off her marriage of ten years. “People online are pretty mean.” The … Read more
‘Til near death do us part. A woman has opened up about why she divorced her dying husband, saying his five-year cancer battle took a toll on their marriage as he wallowed in self-pity. Yana Fry, 40, wed her late husband when she was 22 years old and dreamed of starting a family with him. … Read more
It’s no secret that I like to preach from the rooftops the merits of dating a divorcee. Yes, I stand by my statement that divorced men are an untapped market we really need to lean into. They’re not seasoned pros on Tinder, they haven’t learned that it is now perfectly acceptable to ask someone out … Read more
They say it takes a village to raise a child. For some divorced and single mothers that means close-knit communities dubbed “mommunes.” Kristin Batykefer and her now 4-year-old daughter moved into her two friends’ four-bedroom home in the Jacksonville, Fla., area when she lost her marketing job and her marriage failed. Her best friend, Tessa … Read more
A photographer has gone viral for sharing an unusual refund request he apparently received from a former client who’s now divorced and doesn’t want her wedding photos anymore. Lance Romeo posted screenshots of the reported text correspondence he had with the woman he photographed in 2019. “I swear my life is a movie…you can’t make this stuff … Read more
When Suzanne Darmory married the 6-foot-4-inch, brown-haired, blue-eyed man she met working at an ad agency in her 20s, she thought he would be her greatest support as her career grew. Instead, he became a thorn in her side. The pair ultimately ended up at different agencies, but their professional lives were closely intertwined and … Read more
Dating is a different ball game for Tom Brady. The retired quarterback — who finalized his divorce from ex-wife Gisele Bündchen in October — “is dating around,” Page Six reported on Monday, adding that Brady is “shopping” for his next potential romance. When asked about the news, FanDuel TV host Kay Adams said she believes it’ll be … Read more
Marriage is good for women’s physical and mental health. A large new longitudinal study published in Global Epidemiology found that marriage helps to reduce death rate by a third for females — even among those who later divorced. The researchers argued that marriage is a near-universal pillar of humanity — and even as cultural changes … Read more
Eat, Pray, Divorce. A UK mother of four had an epiphany about her marriage while on a 10-day girl’s trip to Greece. Stephanie Hanson went on vacation with her best girlfriends to Kefalonia in May 2022 to celebrate her 40th birthday. “I had a moment of clarity at the hotel that I’d been miserable in … Read more