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Lolo Jones Says Saving Herself for Marriage Is “the Hardest Thing Ever”

It's something very uncommon these days and, perhaps for this reason, a topic the women in question are reluctant to approach. Athlete Lolo Jones, though, is going on the record: she's saving herself for marriage and, though it's been hard, she's proud of it. Jones makes the revelation in a new e...

23 May 2012
11:31 GMT

50 Cent Supports the Gays, Speaks on the Need for “Straight Organizations”

Rapper 50 Cent could never before be described as gay-friendly, but he's had a change of heart just recently. In a new interview, the star comes out in support of gay marriage – but then puts his foot in his mouth by speaking of a need for “straight organizations.” Known for his anti-gay Twitt...

22 May 2012
06:41 GMT

Bristol Palin Rips President Obama for Supporting Gay Marriage

The other day, President Barack Obama became the first sitting President of the United States to go on the record with his support of gay marriage. As Hollywood continues to applaud Obama's decision, Bristol Palin is anything but happy with it. In a blog post on Patheos, Bristol, the daughter of Sarah Palin, t...

11 May 2012
03:27 GMT

Cohabiting Couples Make More Babies

New statistics indicate that the number of cohabiting couples that go on to have babies outside the boundaries of marriage is growing. The government report indicates that people in this group are in stable relationships and live together, but did not get legally married. The investigation covered the period from 20...

12 April 2012
10:50 GMT

Bristol Palin Enters into “Trial Marriage” for Reality Show

Earlier this year, word online had it that Bristol Palin had decided to move back to Alaska and thus forgo, to a certain extent, a career in showbiz. As it turns out, she's relocating with the same purpose, because the move will be documented in a reality series. And that's not all, the National Enquirer ...

7 April 2012
04:51 GMT

Kylie Bisutti Quits Victoria's Secret: “My Body Is Only for My Husband”

Becoming an Angel for Victoria's Secret might be every model's dream but Kylie Bisutti has lived been living it for 2 years and decided it wasn't what she wanted. As she puts it, being a lingerie model clashed with her religious beliefs.Consequently, she's retiring, opting to offer all the girls w...

8 February 2012
11:39 GMT

Online Dating Is Most Popular Method of Finding Mr. or Mrs. Right

The time when you admitted in public to using online dating websites to meet new people and felt ashamed for it is gone. A new study has shown that this is the second most popular method used today of finding Mr. or Mrs. Right. Whereas, before the Internet, people used to meet through friends and family or, at best, ...

7 February 2012
13:21 GMT

Miley Cyrus Speaks Up for Equality, Religion

A while back, Miley Cyrus got a tattoo meant to show her support for marriage equality, a gesture that brought her plenty of criticism and even hateful comments from her fans. In an essay for Glamour magazine, she explains the decision to speak up for equality. Miley has never made a secret of having plenty of gay fr...

6 February 2012
09:28 GMT

Snoop Dogg Rips Into Kim Kardashian

Rapper Snoop Dogg is the latest celebrity to join in on the fun of mocking Kim Kardashian for her allegedly fake marriage to Kris Humphries. He even has a word of advice to Kris: never again marry a woman like her. In a video posted on his official channels, Snoop dishes late advice to the basketball player, tellin...

30 January 2012
04:13 GMT

Rift Tries to Get MMO Marriage Record on Valentine’s Day

Video game developer and publisher Trion Worlds has announced that on Valentine’s Day this year the company will try to get a World Record from Guinness for the biggest amount of virtual marriages that are registered in a 24-hour period, using the MMO Rift as the venue for all the knot tying. Scott Hartsman, t...

26 January 2012
22:01 GMT

Marriages Fare Better When Couple Befriend Other Married Couples

Geoffrey Greif and Kathleen Holtz Deal recently released a new book, called “Two Plus Two: Couples and Their Couple Friendships.” In it, they describe how being friends with other married couples can help people who are already married overcome the obstacles in their path with greater ease. What the boo...

16 January 2012
10:42 GMT

Gays May Be Better at Parenting

While many people like to pride themselves in being tolerant of same-gender couples, very few of them actually approve of gay marriage. Even fewer think that it's OK for gay couples to raise children. However, studies conducted on this issue prove these people wrong. Researchers demonstrate that children raise...

16 January 2012
10:05 GMT

Couple Renews Wedding Vows After Husband Becomes a Woman

They don't say that love is blind for nothing. A couple in the UK is the living proof of that: married for ten years, they have recently renewed their vows after the husband completed gender reassignment and is now officially a woman.Jayne and Anne Watson are as in love today as they were when they first walked ...

10 January 2012
15:41 GMT

Viral of the Day: UCLA Marriage Proposal Fail on Jumbo Vision

Because we've been good in 2011, we get not one, not two but three Viral of the Day posts. This one isn't half as funny as the two previous ones, but it's still gone viral. If you ever thought proposing to your girl on the jumbotron at you favorite game would be the most romantic thing in the world, wa...

5 January 2012
10:57 GMT

Here's Why Young Couples Don't Get Married Anymore

As any half-decent statistic will tell you, the number of young couples who decide to get married is constantly dropping in the United States, and has been doing so for many years. According to a new research, the reason is extremely simple – young adults fear the high divorce rates. The work was carried out by...

19 December 2011
03:56 GMT

Forming a Family Is Common by Age 25

Scientists with the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR), at the Bowling Green State University (BGSU) found that young adults tend to display the signs of common rights of passage into adulthood by the time they reach the age of 25. These include, but are not limited to, living together with th...

7 December 2011
07:52 GMT

Christina Aguilera to Propose to Boyfriend Matt Rutler

It turns out Christina Aguilera's romance with Matt Rutler is more than just a rebound thing: new reports claim that the diva is convinced that he's “the one” and is even thinking about tying the knot with him ASAP. Moreover, she is so set of getting married to Matt soon that she's ponderi...

6 December 2011
10:13 GMT

Angelina Jolie Doesn't Have Any Intention of Marrying Brad Pitt

Angelina Jolie doesn't feel the need and certainly has no intention of marrying partner Brad Pitt. In her latest interview with Nightline, she leaves no room for doubt as to where she stands on marriage, as the video below will confirm. The star recently sat down with Nightline for an interview to promote her ...

6 December 2011
08:03 GMT

Eric Johnson Doesn't Want to Sign Prenup to Marry Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson is pregnant with her first child. The star has already said she will most likely marry fiance Eric Johnson after giving birth “when the time is right,” but a new report suggests there might be more to the delay. Simpson is worth an estimated $1 billion (€734.4 million), so it's o...

10 November 2011
11:53 GMT

Mariah Carey Disses Kim Kardashian in Public

After years of people saying her marriage to Nick Cannon was a sham, Mariah Carey is probably happy she can prove them wrong by pointing the finger to someone else. Like, for instance, Kim Kardashian. To those unacquainted with the drama, a brief introduction: Kim Kardashian married Kris Humphries in August and repor...

10 November 2011
11:24 GMT

Mother Pushed Teen Bride Courtney Stodden to Marry at 16

At 51, character actor Doug Hutchison married a 16-year-old girl, Courtney Stodden. Their union is legal because her parents gave it their blessing. Even more, it was Courtney's mother, Krista Keller who insisted they got married at that age. The couple has long been getting headlines because of the unlikely uni...

2 November 2011
04:04 GMT

Robert Pattinson Says He's 'Technically Married' to Kristen Stewart

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are married – at least in the eyes of God. In a recent interview to promote the upcoming “Breaking Dawn Part 1,” Robert revealed that the wedding scene was shot before an actual priest. Fans know that the new “Twilight” installment, which will be out...

1 November 2011
08:19 GMT

Kim Kardashian on 72-Day Marriage: I Wanted This to Last Forever

Kim Kardashian wants out of the marriage with Kris Humphries, after only 72 days of not-quite marital bliss. In a statement to E!, the reality star confirms what the tabloids have been saying for weeks: her marriage is over. The statement doesn't say why she believes she and Kris are no longer marriage material ...

1 November 2011
04:58 GMT

Kris Humphries 'Blindsided' by Kim Kardashian's Decision to Divorce Him

If one were to comprise a list of the world's most unpleasantly surprised people, Kris Humphries would probably rank at the top: though reports online have been saying for weeks he and wife of 72 days Kim Kardashian were headed towards divorce, he claims to have known nothing of it. As we also informed you hours...

1 November 2011
04:28 GMT

Gay Men Live as Women, Are Now Married as Husband and Wife

They say love is blind. In the case of a couple from Wales, it is also genderless and bold enough to face all obstacles and prejudices, as the two lovers tied the knot in a private, beautiful ceremony just recently. Both were born male, started dating in 2004, came out to their families and then lived for a while as ...

28 October 2011
15:41 GMT

Jennifer Aniston on Rumor Control: I'm Not Pregnant, Getting Married

Since word first got out that Jennifer Aniston had started dating her “Wanderlust” co-star Justin Theroux, there's been a lot of speculation about whether they planned on having a baby. They're not – at least, not right now. Aniston has made her directorial debut with “Five,” a...

26 October 2011
08:16 GMT

Tara Reid Says Quickie Marriage Wasn't Legal

In August this year, Tara Reid surprised everybody – including her own publicist – when she announced her marriage on Twitter. The lucky fellow, Zack Kehayov, had proposed to her just shortly before. The announcement on the social networking website was followed by a full spread in Life & Style magazine...

26 October 2011
07:48 GMT

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher’s Marriage Isn’t Legal

Ashton Kutcher reportedly cheated on Demi Moore with a girl he picked up in a bar and who’s now spilling her guts to the press, which got many talking about the nasty, imminent, $290 million (€211.2 million) divorce.As it turns out, a divorce may not even be the case here since the two are not legally marr...

20 October 2011
06:17 GMT

Couple to Get Married on 'Steve Jobs Day'

Erica Montelongo, 34, and Gunter Zieber, 50, are getting married tomorrow at the Apple Store in Bellevue Square at 5:00 p.m., a Bellevue source reports.The couple selected their specific time and place not only because Zieber is a technology buff, but also because he is a huge fan of the late Steve Jobs, according to...

13 October 2011
13:31 GMT

Kim Kardashian Is ‘Miserable’ in Her Marriage, Stuck

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries were married this August, in a ceremony dubbed the Hollywood version of the British Royal wedding. However, she’s already having seconds thoughts, having come to regret the decision, says a new report. Friends close to the reality star are telling the US media that she’s ...

13 October 2011
06:26 GMT

Courtney Stodden Talks Wedding Night, Controversial Marriage

Courtney Stodden was only 16 when she got married to 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison, but that’s not stopping her from speaking out about their controversial marriage in a bid – they both say – to show the world that their love is real.After causing a lot of waves with their surprise nuptials and t...

24 September 2011
06:01 GMT

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Will Have Same Sex Marriages

Marriage and romantic relations have always been an important mechanics in the big role playing game launches, especially those launched by developers like BioWare and Bethesda, and now the later has announced that players will be able to have any sort of romantic relation they are interested in. Pete Hines, who i...

26 August 2011
17:51 GMT

Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds Are Making Wedding Plans

Good friends and rumored lovers Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are ready to move to the next level in their relationship. Following a joint holiday, with Sandra’s son Louis, the two have come to the decision that getting married would probably be the best for both right now. Star magazine claims to have it on...

25 August 2011
06:08 GMT

Designer Michael Kors Marries Partner of 20 Years Lance LePere

Designer Michael Kors and Lance LePere, his partner of no less than 20 years, have become legally married in an intimate, beach ceremony that took place earlier this week. People magazine has confirmation of the happy news. Shortly after New York legalized same-gender marriage, Michael and Lance formed just one of th...

19 August 2011
03:59 GMT

Hilary Duff Announces Pregnancy

Hilary Duff is about to become a mommy for the first time. Way ahead of the tabloids and the paparazzi who might have spoiled the surprise for her, the star announced the happy news on her official webpage, in a post about her one-year wedding anniversary. Hilary and husband Mike Comrie decided to share the joy they ...

16 August 2011
04:31 GMT

All for Love: Billionaire Duchess of Alba Gives Away Fortune to Marry Civil Servant

She once said that “every great love story should end in marriage” so she’s not about to let her children dictate that she shouldn’t walk down the aisle with her true love. The Duchess of Alba, one of the richest women in the world, is giving it all away to wed Alfonso Diez. Reports in the Spa...

13 August 2011
03:31 GMT

Daniel Craig’s Ex Ran Up $1 Million on His Credit Cards Before the Split

At the end of June this year, word got out that Daniel Craig and good friend Rachel Weisz, whom he’d been dating for some months, got married in a private, very intimate ceremony. Before she was dumped, Daniel’s ex Satsuki Mitchell made sure he had something to remember her by.So she went and racked up a ...

4 August 2011
12:03 GMT

Gwyneth Paltrow Admits Marriage to Chris Martin Is Not Always ‘Rosy’

Gwyneth Paltrow is in the latest issue of Elle magazine, to promote the star-studded thriller “Contagion” and her various other projects. Among many things, she also opens up about her marriage to Chris Martin, admitting that it’s not always as rosy as she’d like it to be. Paltrow and the Cold...

4 August 2011
09:56 GMT

Prince Albert of Monaco Denies Talk of Sham Marriage, Blasts the Press for It

The Prince and Princess of Monaco are not happy about what’s being said about their marriage in the press – and they have summoned representatives for the three biggest local media outlets to give them a piece of their mind. Ever since before the impressive wedding that turned Charlene Wittstock into a Pr...

22 July 2011
04:06 GMT

Brad Pitt Reaffirms Stand on Equality

Brad Pitt remains one of the most high-profile stars to speak out in favor of marriage equality. In a new statement to People after New York legalized same-gender marriages, the actor reaffirms his stand on equality, saying everyone should be free to marry whomever they love, no matter the state they live in. In doin...

7 July 2011
04:09 GMT

Elisabetta Canalis Is ‘Down in the Dumps’ Because of George Clooney

Though he swore off marriage in an interview from earlier this year, George Clooney would have made an excellent son-in-law, Elisabetta Canalis’ parents say, finally opening up about the recent split that shocked showbiz.George and Elisabetta ended their 2-year romance a short while ago and, while she’s k...

30 June 2011
11:08 GMT

Oscar de la Hoya Checks into Rehab

Boxing champion Oscar de la Hoya has checked into rehab to deal with substance abuse issues before things got too complicated and his family would have to stage an intervention for him. Confirmation comes from the champ himself. De la Hoya, who is no stranger to seeing his name in the tabloid media, particularly beca...

24 May 2011
07:55 GMT

‘Sometimes I Mistake Myself for a God,’ Mike Tyson Says

Former boxing champion Mike Tyson has come a long way from his post-glory days when, reports had it, he had serious trouble even finding a job to pay off debts. Still, something of the grandeur and the ego of yore is still around, he proves in a recent interview. Now a father again and a movie and reality star, Tyson...

5 May 2011
03:48 GMT

When Marriage Proposals Go Bad: Chinese Woman Publicly Shamed

Romanticism should know no age or gender limitations, but there are times when it’s probably simply best to think things through before acting. A Chinese woman was left red-faced when her boyfriend publicly turned down her marriage proposal. It’s not uncommon for women to propose to men. In fact, there&rs...

10 April 2011
01:56 GMT

Communications Patterns the Same in Couple, Strangers

Recently, more and more studies are beginning to demonstrate that people in couples may be no more successful at getting their point across to their companion as a stranger would be in the same circumstances. Psychologists have discovered that the same thing holds true for married couples, for friends who are very cl...

16 March 2011
11:18 GMT

Hilary Swank Feels Pressured into Marriage by Boyfriend

For the past 5 years, Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank has been in a relationship with agent John Campisi but things have taken a turn for the worse lately, as he’s pressuring her into making a more serious commitment with marriage, it has emerged. After walking the red carpet at the Oscars 2011 alone, The Na...

5 March 2011
04:21 GMT

Diane Kruger Doesn’t Believe in Marriage

The March 2011 issue of Glamour magazine has the always stylish Diane Kruger on the cover, striking a pose that rings some “Grease” bells. In the accompanying interview, the actress talks of love and how she doesn’t believe in the institution of marriage anymore. Kruger, who rose to international fa...

3 February 2011
03:45 GMT

A Happy Marriage Keeps People Healthy

Marriage is good for physical and mental health, or at least this is the conclusion of a new editorial published by Student BMJ.David and John Gallacher from Cardiff University say that the 'smug marrieds' could have very good reasons to be proud of themselves, as several experts confirm that being involved...

27 January 2011
17:41 GMT

Katie Price Admits Marriage to Alex Reid Is in Trouble

They haven’t been seen together in months – and have only been married for less than a year. The other day, Katie Price confirmed on Twitter that her marriage to Alex Reid was in trouble, but she insisted there was a bright side to it as well. As we also noted on a previous occasion, rumors about Pric...

6 January 2011
10:36 GMT

Married Men Behave Better

For a while now, researchers have been arguing that marriage reduces aggressive and illegal behaviors in men, and now, a Michigan State University behavior geneticist, found that the reason for this was matrimony itself but also the fact that less 'antisocial' men are simply more likely to get married. S...

7 December 2010
11:11 GMT


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