Jezebel: Separation

Stressed Baby Monkeys Grow Into Anxious Adults

Anna North — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:25:00 EDT

Scientists sure do love their stressed-out baby animals. Yesterday we learned about the dangers of marrying a stressed zebra finch — and today a study reveals that baby monkeys who endure scary separations from their moms can feel the ill effects throughout life. More »

Christina Aguilera And Husband Separate

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:23:00 EDT

Another celebrity breakup: Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman reportedly separated several months ago. "It became clear they were more like friends than husband and wife," says a source. They were married for five years and have a two-year-old son, Max. More »

Marital Success And/Or Relief Achieved Through Separation

Sadie Stein — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:07:00 EDT

Apparently, couples who separate — but don't divorce — are a common modern phenomenon.Omaha Sage Warren Buffett, Jann Wemmer, and Willem de Kooning all fall into this "It's Complicated" category.. [NYT] More »

O Writer Claims That Beneath Every Marriage Runs The "Chyron Of Divorce"

Jessica G. — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:30:00 EDT

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The eminently reasonable Hanna Rosin, whom you might remember as the journalist guinea pig who agreed to stay within 15 feet of her husband for 24 hours, is dismayed by an O: Oprah Magazine article called "Divorce Dreams" by New York Times scribe Ellen Tien. And Rosin is piqued for good reason: Tien says some obnoxious and depressing things about the state of her marriage. "The story's first sentence is: 'I contemplate divorce every day.'" Rosin notes. "Three paragraphs in, I was shocked that someone would write this way under her own byline about her living husband, and not her ex…The premise is that women of certain class, flush with financial independence, yoga-toned arms and infinite choices, all yearn for divorce every day." Rosin pleads with her readers: "Help me out here, ladies. Is this true? Am I living in a fantasy land? Or is Ellen Tien as bitchy as she seems?" I can answer her questions: No, this isn't true; No, Rosin is not living in a fantasy land; Yes, Tien is as bitchy as she seems. More »

Divorce Is Not For Democrats

mcarpentier — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EDT

In today's Wall Street Journal, a reader named L.H. from Ohio writes to columnist Sue Shellenbarger:

You wrote that living in a Blue State reduces the odds of divorce. Democrats divorce at a lower rate than Republicans? I find that very difficult to believe.

Shellenbarger responds that the so-called "blue" states have lower divorce rates than "red" ones for a variety of reasons, including education levels that inspire the affianced to think long and hard about all the reasons for getting married before they hop the Greyhound to Vegas (resulting in lower overall marriage levels and a reduction in the reasons for divorce in the first place.) My problem with "L.H. from Ohio"'s letter is that I find it sort of difficult to believe that he/she would even ask the question, especially in an election year like this one. More »