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Memoirs of a Psychologist: Effects of Divorce on Men

Feb

2013

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Married couple families are still the most common family type in the UK

Jan

2012

In 2011 there were 17.9 million families in the UK, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics. Of these 12.1 million consisted of a married couple (including civil partnerships) with or without children. The most common family type in the UK in both 2001 and 2011 was a married or ...

Fear of divorce is stopping live in couples getting married

Dec

2011

Fear of divorce deters live-in couples from marriage, especially its social, legal, emotional and economic ramifications, says a new US study. Demographers Sharon Sassler, professor of policy analysis and management, and Dela Kusi-Appouh, doctoral student in development sociology, both at Cornell University, conducted the study. Roughly 67 percent of the study respondents shared their worries ...

Can a pill cure the heartache of divorce? 1

Sep

2011

I received news today that a herbal medicine is in the offing from the USA which has been designed scientifically to help people going through divorce and separation. The pills cost $19.99 and the marketing blurb says the pills will help with depression, anxiety and loneliness. The pills do not yet seem to be available ...

Living together before marriage more likely to result in divorce

Sep

2011

The study found that many couples now postpone the decision whether to marry until after living together. But it also discovered that couples who cohabit before getting married are 15 per cent more likely to divorce than couples who do not first live together. Those who have previously lived with a different partner before marrying ...

Wife set up husband to drink and drive 1

Aug

2011

A divorcee will today challenge a custody ruling because he claims that it was based on a DUI charge that came after his ex-wife paid a blonde woman to trick into drink driving. David Dutcher, from Contra Costa County, California, claims that the arrest affected his divorce and child custody arrangement. The 49-year-old said he ...

Leading DIY divorce service launches in Texas

Jun

2011

ONE of the world’s leading divorce companies has launched a dedicated service in Texas to help couples save thousands of dollars in legal fees. Divorce Online is already one of the most successful DIY divorce services in Europe and has dealt with more than 65,000 couples in the past 12 years. The company is a ...

Jobless men more likely to get divorced 1

Jun

2011

A study of employment and divorce suggests that while social pressure discouraging women from working outside the home has weakened, pressure on husbands to be breadwinners largely remains. The research, led by Liana Sayer of Ohio State University to be published in the American Journal of Sociology, was designed to show how employment status influences ...

Hasta la Vista Marriage – The Governator splits

May

2011

Former California Governor and movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver have announced they are to split. Miss Shriver moved out of the couple’s mansion near the Pacific Ocean in Brentwood, Los Angeles a few weeks ago. In a joint statement they said: “This has been a time of great personal and professional ...

Half of UK Kids will see their parents split

Apr

2011

Almost half of all children in the United Kingdom will see their parents–whether married or unmarried–split by their 16th birthdays, according to a new study released last week by the Centre for Social Justice. This has been reported in the Huffington Post divorce section and rather than regurgitate it here you can find the full ...