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Inside a Love Gutted by Dementia

Frontotemporal dementia strikes early and fast

(Newser) - A little-known form of dementia can turn sufferers into completely different people, leaving spouses and children struggling to cope with someone who's still there in body but not in mind. Frontotemporal dementia bears some similarities to Alzheimer's—but it can hit patients who are younger and it develops...

Nigerian State Playing Matchmaker for Thousands

Seeks to remedy apparently soaring divorce rate

(Newser) - Nigeria's Kano state is worried: The number of divorces appears to be skyrocketing. And a divorced woman there faces a raft of problems—she may be shunned, in some cases forced to beg or prostitute herself to support her family. So the state government is taking the matter into...

More Women &#39;Marrying Down&#39;
 More Women 'Marrying Down' 
Apr 8, 2012 4:33 PM CDT

More Women 'Marrying Down'

College degrees, bigger paychecks mean women can marry 'beneath them'

(Newser) - Kate Middleton's rags-to-riches marriage may seem weirdly anachronistic to future generations, the Daily Mail reports. According to a British study, women are not only more likely to get a higher education , they're less likely to "marry up" and more likely to "marry down." Brides born...

1st 'Divorce Expo' Puts Positive Face on Breakups

New York exposition offers tips on dating, plastic surgery, and lawyering up

(Newser) - Divorcees looking for a little advice (or the company of formerly married peeps) are heading over to the so-called divorce expo in New York today, the New York Times reports. “We’re putting a positive face on divorce,” says Francine Baras, co-founder of Start Over Smart—which costs...

Living Together No Longer Jinxes Marriage

Also: Half of first marriages end in divorce

(Newser) - Living together before getting hitched no longer spells doom for married couples, says a new government study. In the late '60s, a mere 10% of American couples shared a place before marriage, and their divorce rates were higher, writes AP . Now, around 60% of couples move in together before...

Cops: Man Hid Transmitter Under Wife&#39;s Bed


 Cops: Guy Hid 
 Transmitter Under 
 Wife's Bed 
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Mar 11, 2012 7:00 PM CDT

Cops: Guy Hid Transmitter Under Wife's Bed

He allegedly wanted to spy on estranged spouse

(Newser) - The weird crime story of the week from Raccoon Township in Pennsylvania's Beaver County. It seems a woman called police to say she found a "transmitter device" under her bed and was pretty sure her estranged husband put it there, reports the Beaver County Times . When cops approached...

Gay Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Straight Couples

No marriages until all can marry, says Tonya Parker

(Newser) - Dallas judge Tonya Parker says she won't be conducting any marriage ceremonies until she and every other gay person in Texas have the same right to marry. When she turns straight couples away, Parker tells them: "I’m sorry. I don’t perform marriage ceremonies because we are...

Most Babies to Young Moms Born Out of Wedlock

More than half of births for women under 30 occur outside marriage: NYT

(Newser) - Out-of-wedlock births have been rising in the United States for 50 years, but now they've crossed a big threshold—more than half of all the babies born to women under 30 are born outside of marriage, reports the New York Times . While 59% of babies overall are born to...

Ram, Doe to Marry in China
 Ram, Doe to Marry in China 
Feb 13, 2012 9:49 AM CST

Ram, Doe to Marry in China

Zoologists caution against over-analyzing the interspecies bond

(Newser) - A ram and a deer living in a southwestern Chinese zoo who have formed an "unconventional relationship" are set to be "married" on Valentine's Day, reports the BBC . The zoo tried to separate the animals in November, but found that the ram acted violently toward other sheep—...

Staying Single: A Valid Choice for Millions

Marriage isn't the only healthy choice, experts say

(Newser) - Americans can sympathize with people who are alone because of divorce or the death of a partner—but what about the eternally single? In a society obsessed with romance, lifelong singles are often ostracized and considered flawed, the Washington Post reports. “Do they just not like me?” asked Bella...

Marriage Rates Stable —for the Rich

Lower-income earners see much higher decline over decades

(Newser) - The institution of marriage is doing fine in America—for the wealthy, anyway. Marriage rates over the past 40 years have declined only a little for the top tenth of male earners, from 95% in 1970 to 83% today, according to a new report from the Brookings Institute. But for...

Newt's Mentors Pushed 'Marxist' Values, Open Relationships

Alvin, Heidi Toffler's ideas are 'Pat Robertson's nightmare': Tim Murphy

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich has been keeping pretty quiet about two of his mentors lately, perhaps because he's seeking the White House, writes Tim Murphy at Mother Jones . But for a good 20 years, beginning in the late '70s, he was a loud of proponent of Alvin and Heidi Tofflers'...

Marriage Won't Make You Happier: Study

At least, not compared to just living with your partner

(Newser) - If you're living with your significant other, don't worry too much about tying the knot, because it won't make you any happier, according to a new study. The study followed 2,737 single men and women for six years, watching as 896 of them either got married...

Marianne Gingrich: Newt Wanted Open Marriage

Ex-wife spills the dirt in ABC interview

(Newser) - The first clip in Marianne Gingrich's "explosive" interview is out, and with ex-husband Newt surging two days before South Carolina's primary , she's hitting hard at his moral compass. She describes the moment he confessed his six-year affair with current wife Callista: "I said to him,...

Cops: Man Poisons Rice Krispies to Kill Wife

Fernando Porras busted as he flees from hospital

(Newser) - A California man spiked his wife's bowl of Rice Krispies with enough chemicals to kill her, say Azusa police. Suspect Fernando Porras' 17-year-old daughter called 911 after her mother said the cereal smelled and tasted awful. It had been doused with the household cleaner Goof Off, according to investigators....

Couple Married 6 Decades Die Hours Apart
 Couple Married 6 Decades Die Hours Apart 
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Jan 15, 2012 8:34 AM CST

Couple Married 6 Decades Die Hours Apart

Hours after Nancy Trimmer died, her husband died saying, 'pull me up'

(Newser) - You may want to break out the tissues before you read on. There are love stories and then there are love stories, and such is the tale of Richard and Nancy Trimmer, who were married 61 years—and died last Sunday, within 12 hours of each other. The Evening Sun ...

Man, 99, Divorces Wife Over 70-Year-Old Affair
 Man, 99, Divorces Wife 
 Over 70-Year-Old Affair 
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Jan 1, 2012 11:12 AM CST

Man, 99, Divorces Wife Over 70-Year-Old Affair

He found letters she wrote to her 1940s lover

(Newser) - If you think divorce is a tragic way to end an 18-day marriage , how about divorce as an end to a 77-year marriage? An Italian couple—he 99, she 96—are calling it quits after the husband discovered that his wife had an affair ... in the 1940s. The Telegraph reports...

Whoops: Court Papers Show Newt Filed 1st Divorce

Gingrich said Jackie wasn't 'young enough': old friend

(Newser) - More bad news for Newt on the marriage front: Looks like his version of his first divorce doesn't quite add up. Court papers show that he divorced Jackie Gingrich 13 years ago, and not the other way around, as his website contends . "The marriage of the parties is...

US Marriages Hit Record Low
 US Marriages Hit Record Low 
study says
Dec 14, 2011 9:44 AM CST

US Marriages Hit Record Low

More couples waiting to say 'I do'

(Newser) - Is marriage on the decline? A new report from the Pew Research Center finds that just 51% of US adults are married, a record low. But this "does not mean that marriage is dead," one historian insists; it is almost certainly related—at least in part—to the...

Key to Happy Marriage: Generosity
 Key to Happy 
 Marriage: 
 Generosity 
study says
Dec 9, 2011 1:04 PM CST

Key to Happy Marriage: Generosity

Giving more means a happier relationship: study

(Newser) - Making your spouse a cup of coffee may be worth a lot more than you think. A study questioned almost 3,000 men and women on the level of generosity in their relationships, and researchers found that those subjects who exhibited the highest levels of generosity were also much more...

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