New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Australasian gannets are not monogamous as previously thought, but have a significant "divorce" rate, Auckland University researchers say.The divorce rate from one breeding season to the next was about 40 per cent, research leader...
Sigmund, Carl and Alfred (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The National Post: A just-released study from the Vanier Institute of the Family (read it here on PDF) by York University professor Anne-Marie Ambert, Divorce: Facts, Causes and Consequences, vindicates assumptions many conservatives hold instinctively, and may provoke some discomfort in “progressives.” To begin with some good news: Divorce rates are not as high as we thought. [...]
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
The recession has caused drops in everything from retail sales to divorce rates. While the former is edging up, however, the latter is continuing to fall. In fact, the latest survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) shows 57 percent of lawyers nationally have seen a drop in divorce filings compared to last fall — which had already seen a plunge in filings compared to 2007....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
True love may be the key to a long and happy marriage – but being a dentist or an agricultural engineer helps, too, according to new research. A paper that correlates occupations with divorce and separation rates, to be published this week in the Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology , reveals that dancers and choreographers, bartenders, massage therapists and telephone operators are most...
Time (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A few Indian tour operators are cashing in on Indian's rising divorce rate with a new offer: The perfect holiday -- just you, your spouse, and a relationship counselor
Backseat driving (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
I've stolen the headline from Balloon Juice , and I hope the name sticks to this study : overall divorce rates for couples where one partner is very sick stays at an average level, but only because healthy women are much less likely to divorce a now-sick spouse while healthy men are much more likely to divorce their sick spouse. A healthy man is seven times more likely to divorce a sick spouse than...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
A just-released study from the Vanier Institute of the Family ( read it here on PDF ) by York University professor Anne-Marie Ambert, Divorce: Facts, Causes and Consequences , vindicates assumptions many conservatives hold instinctively, and may provoke some discomfort in “progressives.” To begin with some good news: Divorce rates are not as high as we thought. Divorce rates have been...
Xenex Feed (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Soon to be one(ish) Hannah texted to let me know that she would be getting married, and soon. I admit some surprise that Hannah and Arthur have come this far in under a year of knowing one another, but largely because I cannot see their relationship from the inside. Navy life must accelerate certain emotions while providing others reprieve from existing, providing a greater clarity and focus than...
西儒 ─ The Western Confucian (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
"Alexis Hutchinson is just one of many enlisted mothers -- most of whom joined the military out of economic desperation -- who have seen their families become collateral damage in the Empire's 'Long War,'" reports William N. Grigg — Leviathan's Orphans . Reports Mr. Grigg According to a report compiled by the group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, more than 30,000 single mothers...
hamid & company (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
posted November 12, 2009 11:12 am Wars come home in strange, unnerving ways -- as Americans have just discovered at Fort Hood. Even before Major Nidal Malik Hasan went on his killing spree, that base, a major military embarkation point for our war zones, was already experiencing the after-effects of eight years of war and repeated tours of duty. The suicide rate at Fort Hood was soaring (with 10 on...
ProLifeBlogs (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The progressive continent is on the decline with abortion killing one in five according to a recent report by Norway's Institute for Family Policies ( pdf ). The number of first marriages is down and divorce rates are up. HT: LifeSiteNews
The Corner (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Michael Barone writes : Roe v. Wade imposed the same legal abortion regime on the entire nation and made abortion a national political issue. Yet Americans in different regions and states have in effect established very different behavioral abortion regimes. Abortion is very common in New York (abortion rate of 38.2) and New Jersey (34.3), only about half as common in Illinois (18.9) and Texas (17.3),...
Online Personals Watch (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
CTV.CA - Nov 14 - Cheating can lead to an improved relationship, says Noel Biderman, the founder of AshleyMadison.com, a dating site that boasts the tagline, "Life is Short. Have an Affair." Ashley Madison has grown rapidly in the last seven years, to ~4M users, and now Biderman has written a book "Cheaters Prosper: How Infidelity Will Save the Modern Marriage." "If you look...
Authentik Beauty Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Why Men and Women Love Differently By Cassandra George Sturges MA, MA, Psy.D One of the most unfortunate aspects about human thinking is that they assume that differences in objects, people, places, concepts or things means that one is innately superior and one is innately inferior to the other. I don't think that a bird's ability to fly is superior to a fish's ability to swim underwater. Nature gives...
St Francis Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Don’t marry young virgin girls; marry single mothers or widows instead. This was a suggestion made recently by a Kelantan state (Malaysia) official to would-be polygamists. But the idea drew flak from some critics, who said instead that more efforts should be made to reduce divorce rates and assist single mothers. The issue of polygamy is being hotly debated now, with the controversial Kelantan...
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esamari1b | 09/01/2009
Welcome to the 21st century. Gone are the days when a pregnant woman could not appear on television. A magazine shoot of a topless model no longer evokes a gasp. The definition of marriage is re-defined. However, despite the exponential rise in the divorce rate, it would seem that divorce talk is the last taboo.
darosa3b | 09/01/2009
As the divorce rate grows high and higher, divorce is becoming more popular in surprising demographics – namely older couples with 15+ years of marriage and grown children. Unfortunately, the children in these situations are often overlooked.
tjulkurra | 01/23/2009
Legal Mistakes Top 10 Women (and Men) Should Avoid In today’s world and high divorce rate, men and women should be aware of some legal issues to protect not only themselves, but also their children and any assets you may have. I w...
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