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Either You Have It or You Don't: the Key to a Successful Marriage

Posted to by Maureen Dempsey on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 1:17pm

According to British researchers, there is a recipe for a long-lasting, successful relationship — specifically:

"four kisses a day, sharing two hobbies, having three cuddles every 24 hours, saying at least one ‘I love you’ a day and enjoying two romantic meals a month could also help ensure a lasting liaison."

Make room on that do-to list! The new British research backs up the tenets of the Mars/Venus relationship philosophy theorized by John Gray. (In fact, we found this research study information on MarsVenusLiving.com.)

The research was actually a study conducted by a British wedding planning site. Okay, it's no Oxford, so we can't vouch for its validity — but it seems any relationship with "cuddles" is bound for success, no?
 

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Chris Brown Charged With Assaulting Rihanna

brutal details of alleged abuse emerge

Posted to by Jill Brooke on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 11:23am

Rihanna may be back with Chris Brown, but that doesn't mean the police are going to back off in charging him with two felonies for roughing up his girlfriend on Grammy night. Although Brown issued a statement saying he was sorry and saddened by the incident and will seek help — and Rihanna's statement said she is "doing well" and is thankful for all the fan support — the law is now taking over.

Brown is going to have twist himself like a pretzel in making sure that Rihanna doesn't testify against him, though pictures do say a thousand words. TMZ got the original shot of the bruised singer, and those cuts and swollen eyes and lips tell the story. 
In fact, Fox 11 in Los Angeles along with TMZ have compiled compelling facts about the incident. 


This is what Fox 11 reported:


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Why Rihanna Reconciled With Chris Brown

The trappings of domestic abuse

Posted to by Jill Brooke on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 11:42am

After being allegedly beat up, Rihanna isn't invoking Aretha Franklin's lyric "You're Not Welcome Anymore" to Chris Brown, which is upsetting but not surprising.

After Brown left Rihanna so bruised that she couldn't perform on February 8th for the Grammys, any rational person would never see the creep again. Prior to this case, many falsely believed that those who stick with someone after physical abuse are only doing it because they are trapped — they don't have money, independence or a viable place to go.

But clearly Rihanna doesn't fit that profile. She's enormously successful and has the cash and cachet to go wherever she wants. But now the couple is reunited.

After the incident, Brown released a statement saying, "Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired" and noted that he was "seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones."

She forgave him. Why?

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Texas Woman Finally Divorces Man Who Wanted Her Dead

Posted to by M Haas on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 10:32am

What’s it take to get rid of a wife in Collin County, Texas these days?  Albert Jackson Sterling II thought $20,000 and a hit man should do the trick. Fortunately for Roxane Johnson (previously Johnson-Sterling), her husband’s hired gun balked at offing her and — oh yeah — her unborn child.

Once the hit man backed out, things got weird-er. Taking the concept of stand by, beside, beneath, and beyond your man to new and puzzling heights, Roxane Johnson stayed put even as new twists, turns, and sordid details emerged:

• She stayed put after being told (in person) by the hitman that he was hired by her husband to kill her and the unborn child, cut them up, and dump their bodies in South and East Dallas (November 21, 2006).

• She stayed by her husband’s side when it was revealed that he had been seriously involved with a younger hot tamale salsa instructor for over a year. And according to said tamale, they discussed kids and marriage together without Albert ever mentioning the ones he already had in place.

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Dr. Diana on PBS!

Posted to by Maureen Dempsey on Sat, 02/28/2009 - 8:18am

Dr. Diana Kirschner, FWW contributor and relationships expert, is hitting the small screen this weekend! You may remeber she offered dating advice in our recent, "Getting Back in the Dating Game," as well as strategies to fend off nosy friends and family at the holidays in "How To Navigate Nosy Divorce Questions on Thanksgiving" (but wonderfully helpful anytime of year).

Her program, Finding Your Own True Love, plans to cover breaking deadly dating patterns that ruin any chance of lasting love; tools to overcome shyness and enhance self-esteem; the Dating Program of Three; and finding, attracting, and dating terrific men. (Sounds pretty good...)

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Man Won’t Divorce Wife Who Had Affair with Boy

Posted to by M Haas on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 10:07am

An unnamed Singaporean woman who’s been doing some rather heavy breathing on the side can now breathe sigh of relief.  While the 32-year-old primary school teacher and mother of two will spend the next 10 months in jail for having sex with a minor, her husband has vowed not to divorce her over the scandal.

“He is supporting her throughout this ordeal,” the man’s 60-year-old mother told Singapore’s The Electric New Paper (which wins my award for most super-terrific-futuristic-fun-times periodical name ever).

The teacher is the first woman in Singapore to be jailed for sex with an underage boy. Until amendments were made to the penal code (titter!) last year, it was not unlawful for a woman to have sexual relations with a boy under age 16.

According to her testimony, the teacher had sex with the minor six times.

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Man Tricks Wife Into Divorce

Posted to by Maureen Dempsey on Wed, 02/25/2009 - 10:50pm

Just last week, we scolded the actions of a Korean woman who went behind her husband’s back to obtain a divorce. This week, a British man has quite possibly sunk lower.

As reported in news site GetSurrey.com, Graeme Shore allegedly ended his decade-long marriage to Nongyao Yaiprab by pure trickery. Shore sent Yaiprab on a vacation, telling her she looked tired, worn out. Upon her return, she could not contact her husband. Her in-laws told her she could see him again if she signed a document — an English-language document. A Thai native and unable to read or speak English, Yaiprab could not determine that the document she signed were divorce papers. (Tricky in-laws!) Yaiprab signed, and the divorce was finalized.

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