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Oscar Curse: 10 Best Actresses Who Won Academy Awards, Then Divorce Cases
The 83rd-annual Academy Awards are Sunday, February 27, but current Best Actress nominees who believe they’re happily coupled may want to think twice before accepting that precious career-friendly gold. A new study from researchers at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and Carnegie Mellon University found that Oscar winners in the Best Actress category are at a higher risk of divorce than nominees who don’t win. On the flip side, Best Actor winners apparently don’t experience this potential pitfall. Researchers concluded that when the traditional role of “breadwinner” is reversed (i.e. the woman starts to earn more money than her partner, or earns a major award), the relationship experiences a strain that’s often irreconcilable. The study looked at 751 nominees between 1936 and 2010: Turns out, Best Actress winners are 63% more likely than nominees to see their marriages end. The median marriage length for winners is just 4.3 years, while losers (kidding!) enjoy a 9.51 year relationship duration. This year’s married or engaged nominees who need to start worrying include Annette Bening (to Warren Beatty), Nicole Kidman (to Keith Urban) and Natalie Portman (engaged to choreographer Benjamin Millepied). Perhaps it’d be better for everyone’s marital status if an unattached Best Actress nominee like Michelle Williams or Jennifer Lawrence unselfishly collected Oscar gold this year. Here’s our top ten list of formidable actresses over the years who watched their Hollywood marriages disintegrate after (and maybe because of) their Oscar victory and subsequent major career boost: … More »
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Oscar Curse: 10 Best Actresses Who Won Academy Awards, Then Divorce Cases
Modern Family Infographic: Marriage In 2011
One of the most popular New York Times articles over the weekend, “What ‘Modern Family’ Says About Modern Families,” contemplates why the hodgepodge families depicted on one of television’s most popular shows are so well-loved. The author suggests that fans connect to the show’s portrayal of our (sometimes dysfunctional) relationship with technology and media; that the characters’ confessional interviews with the camera reflect our own running monologues, updated regularly on Twitter and Facebook. But in conclusion, the article suggests that many of us love the Pritchett-Thacker family so much because under the surface of their oddball characters, technologically-advanced snafus, and unconventional relationships, they’re acting out the very traditional family values that even we modern viewers crave. … More »
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Birth Control: Why Sterilization Is Secretly More Popular Than the Pill
The recent 50-year anniversary of the pill sparked an onslaught of articles about the revolutionary force of birth control, making it seem like every woman in modern America is benefiting (or suffering) from its use. But according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s newest Statistical Abstract, the pill isn’t the unmatched Goliath of contraceptives it’s made out to be; in fact, sterilization is even more popular — we’re just not talking (or reading) about it nearly as much.
The Census Bureau statistics reveal that, while 61% of women between the ages of 15 and 44 use some form of contraception, only 17.3% of us are actually on the pill. Meanwhile, sterilization is just as responsible (or more) for keeping us from breeding like Catholics. According to the census report, 16.7% of women have been sterilized themselves, and 6.1% have male partners who’ve been sterilized. It’s not a shocker that women between 15 and 44 use methods besides the pill (or none at all), but last we checked, most women weren’t gabbing about sterilization options, either. So why are so many women getting their tubes tied, and why isn’t anyone talking about it? We asked around to find out why sterilization is secretly the most popular kind of birth control. … More »
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Birth Control: Why Sterilization Is Secretly More Popular Than the Pill
Marriage: Where Are All the Mail-Order Husbands?
Earlier this week, NBC’s The Today Show did a very curious segment about the resurgence of mail-order brides. Evidently, it’s still a “flourishing trade.” Who knew? I sat in astonishment as Matt Lauer interviewed two couples who had met and married through European matchmaking agencies — and swear by the process.
But forget the antiquated idea men selecting Russian life partners after flipping through catalogs. Today’s mail-order brides are women who register with matchmaking agencies that organize mixers to introduce potential mates at swanky events. Think of it as fancy foreign-affairs speed dating. … More »
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Morning Links: How a Prostitute Saved My Marriage
Turn Off the Telly – A new British study shows that those who spend more than two hours a day watching TV (or engaging in other “screen-based entertainment”) are 125% more likely to suffer a major cardiac event, regardless of other factors including exercise, smoking, hypertension, and social class. (via Science Daily)
Dr. Oz on Losing Weight the Healthy Way – His 5 major mistakes dieters routinely make. (That’s Fit)
In Praise of Prostitution – One blogger’s account of how her husband’s hooker prevented a divorce and saved her marriage. (YourTango) … More »
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Divorce Rates: Russia Wins Most Failed Marriages
2010 Celebrity Divorces: 12 Star Splits
It’s time for 2010 retrospectives, and why not get the bad news out of the way first? Eva Longoria and Tony Parker are officially filing for divorce, acting as the (hopefully) final reminder that 2010 has not been a good year for celebrity marriages. Al and Tipper Gore’s 40 year union significantly pulled up the median duration of marriage for the year’s divorced celebs, but we are also astounded by how quickly some of these couples went from wedded bliss to courtroom splits. … More »
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Bad Relationship? Don’t Use the Holidays as an Excuse to Stay
The holidays are one time of year when many people think they want to/ought to be in a relationship. (And Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it!) But for those people who aren’t in functional relationships during this holiday season, I can’t stress enough: Don’t stay with your partner just because you want to be with someone for Christmas and New Year’s.
We asked relationship expert Noelle Nelson, PhD, author of Your Man is Wonderful: How to Appreciate Your Partner, Romance Your Differences, and Love the One You’ve Got and eight other books, to give our currently (and unhappily) single readers — and those who really should become single ASAP — some encouragement and support. Here are her five pieces of advice: … More »
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Bad Relationship? Don’t Use the Holidays as an Excuse to Stay
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