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A new study shows that for low-income couples, moving into separate homes doesn't necessarily mean a breakup. And staying together — even if they don't live together — can be good for the kids. More »
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There may be tears around the dinner table tomorrow; as any campus psychologist can tell you, Thanksgiving is "turkey drop" time. The term famously refers to the holiday break-up, when college students who've been in long-distance relationships return home and end things with their sweethearts. The stereotypical "turkey dropper" is a college freshman whose boyfriend or girlfriend is still in high school, attending another college, or not in school at all. Come late November, he or she has spent two or three months marinating in a new environment, has met new people, perhaps had a hook-up (or fallen for someone new). Summer's starry-eyed promise to "make it work, no matter what" has become late autumn's "I think it's time we took a break." More »
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A woman in Houston is being charged with felony stalking after calling her ex boyfriend over 1,000 times in three months, breaking his kitchen window with a five-foot sword, and documenting her heartbreak on a rambling blog dedicated how she couldn't understand why that goddamn bastard didn't love her anymore. More »
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After 13 years of marriage characterized by both individual and tandem interviews about how their marriage is so awesome, it's rumored that Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have decided to go their separate ways. [Update: Since publication, they've released a denial. But our point still stands.] To a casual observer, this might be surprising. After all, according to them, they spent the last decade and a half explaining the secrets to their perfect union and having the sexiest sex that ever did sex! More »
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A breakup is obviously tough on the couple involved — but if you're friends with them, you face a social minefield of your own. Here's how to navigate it with a minimum of strife. More »
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Appearing on The Marriage Ref seemed like good, clean, incredibly hokey fun when Howie Kohlenberg agreed to appear on the premiere episode with his wife Christine. Now a year later, he says she's walked out on their 14-year marriage and 4-year-old son, and "Jerry, Mr. Billionaire, I blame. And his show." Kohlenberg tells the N.Y. Post that they auditioned for the show in the hopes of promoting their spa business and becoming billionaires themselves, but once Christine experienced the glamour of being a reality show contestant, it changed everything: More »
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Crystal Harris's very first wedding — and Hugh Hefner's third — had been scheduled for Saturday, but now it may never happen. According to reports, the Playboy Playmate of the Month (December 2009) got into a fight with Hef over the phone. After she hung up, she promptly packed and moved out. More »
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announced today that they're separating after 25 years of marriage. They released this statement to the L.A. Times: More »
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Recently, some asshole posted nude photos of his ex, who had committed the unforgivable sin of breaking up with him and then dating someone else three months later, on an online message board. There is already a script to this: The ex's sob story alongside the pictures, the aggressively jaded evaluation by the men of whether they'd hit that and whether or not the guy himself is a loser (the answer is yes), the posting of the girl's phone number and talk of "sending the thread," which of course means sending the thread to the girl, who was located very quickly. The girl herself even showed up (apparently) and loudly proclaimed that she didn't give a shit. More »
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"It's not about being vindictive," says 26-year-old Taylor. "Maybe initially I was getting back at him, but now I don't feel that way. It's fun. I find this all to be very therapeutic, very liberating." She says the nudity's a response to his controlling insistence on her modesty. So far she's grossed $1,000. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5774391&view=rss&microfeed=true Yesterday Facebook disabled an app that sent users email whenever their friends changed their relationship status. The company said it removed the app as part of an automatic system to protect users against spam — but they may also have taken into account its general creepiness. Now you have to go back to stalking people the old-fashioned way, by repeatedly clicking on their pages while drinking and crying. More »
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Valentine's Day, the holiest, chocolatiest, and hopefully most oral sex intensive of holidays is upon us, and love is in the air. Except when it's not. More »
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Now that Halle Berry's embroiled in an increasingly nasty custody battle with her ex Gabriel Aubry, "experts" have diagnosed her problem: daddy issues. More »
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Desserts, particularly chocolate ones, are often advertised to women as indulgences they can use to overcome romantic disappointments, or even as substitute sources of love. Here's yet another example. More »
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It's probably fitting that cards designed to help you break up with your lover are sort of horrifying. Don't love someone anymore? Say it with bizarro cubism and loud colors! More »
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Mila Kunis's "close chum" says all her friends are totally shocked about her split from Macaulay Culkin. But the surprise of everyone you know just makes a breakup worse. More »
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You date a guy for two months; it's okay. When he abruptly cuts off contact, after a week you send him a 3-line email ending things. Ah, but he has to have the last word. And what last words. More »
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After I finished laughing at this letter to the New York Post about the horrible sin of living together before marriage, I started thinking about cohabitation, and how, while it's not a sin, it's often a really bad idea. More »
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Dr. Drew Pinsky, who does not treat the couple, believes Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are headed for an explosive split. More »
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People's Sexiest Man Alive and GQ's Babe Of The Year are allegedly living apart in an "amicable" separation. We heard rumblings of discord in November. A "source" blames distance, but we all know there was just too much sexy happening. More »
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Troy and Gabriella are no more. It's okay if you need to cry, we're all in this together. Sniffle. More »
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Christina Aguilera may now be dealing with one of the most difficult aspects of a breakup: real estate. More »
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Last night's Millionaire Matchmaker season premiere included nary a mention of Patti Stanger's recent breakup, but did we detect a veiled reference in her dressing-down of millionaire Derek Tabacco? More »
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Breaking up is one of the most difficult social minefields of all — but today, we offer you tips on how to cut ties with everyone from a bad date to your therapist. More »
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At their wedding, the husband told his wife, "I am the alpha in this relationship," later repeating, "If you were my employee, I would fire you." Now he's a multimillionaire, and she's writing tell-alls about their divorce. More »
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Today in Social Minefield, we look at how to help a friend in need — or a friend in need of a swift kick. Follow the jump for tips on dealing with a friend's breakup, bereavement, or bad behavior. More »
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Today's CEFAD provides insight to the persistent question, 'Why don't we adopt the formal diction of law and business and introduce it into our personal lives?' Wouldn't the crispness of legalese be simpler, even kinder, in its way? Um, no. More »
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We know now that you can (supposedly) predict your divorce risk based on your age, race, or even health. But now there's a fun way to spot impending breakups: word association! More »
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Today science tells us that if you like sex after the age of 26, it's probably because you're trying to fill your shriveled womb. Also, if you eat chocolate after a breakup, you're probably "addicted to love." More »
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In a July 4 rampage he may well regret for the next ten years, a Texas man set all his girlfriend's clothes on fire. But was this the worst breakup of all time? More »
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A few years ago we heard that obesity might spread among social groups. Now, scientists are alleging the same thing about divorce. So can you "catch" a breakup? More »
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There is no pain quite like the pain that accompanies the dissolution of a live-in relationship. In a way, only when you find yourself arguing about HALF the cost of THE LARGE MEASURING CUP do you really understand it's over. More »
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Heartbroken? According to stress expert Andrew Bernstein, you're actually "thoughtbroken," and you can fix everything by filling out a simple worksheet. Except this is the most depressing worksheet ever. More »
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Today's Wall Street Journal has some reasonable, if cynical, advice on how to break up with a friend (example: "lie"). But when is a friend breakup truly necessary? More »
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The Germans have figured out a way around the emotional, messy lets-be-friends talk: hire a "separation agent" to do the dirty work for you. For $88, a "suave man in his 50s" will break the news to your now-ex. [Independent] More »
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I got dumped recently. But as horrible and earth shattering as that was, there was one thing that was almost worse: The Breakup Conciliation. More »
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Sadness: according to People, Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon, who began dating in 2007 after working together on the film Rendition, have split, which means we may very well have a celebrity "turkey drop" on our hands, people. More »
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If you've ever dumped someone or been dumped right around Thanksgiving, you're apparently not alone: the holiday is responsible for the demise of many a shaky relationship, thanks to the phenomenon known as "the turkey drop." More »
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Aerosmith's Joe Perry says that Steven Tyler has quit the band, though he doesn't "know for how long, indefinitely or whatever." Tyler has been with Aerosmith since 1970; Perry claims the band will try to carry on without him. [UPI] More »
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Guy leaves for trip to Europe, girlfriend freaks out and sends increasingly angry emails, he breaks up with her and posts her last missives to him on the internet. Ouch. Fascinating gender breakdown in the comments. [Buzzfeed] More »
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