Are Voo Doo Dolls the perfect post Divorce gift? How about a $330 Divorced Ring? A garter with the words "Bad Girl" on it? Flavored condoms? How about an exorcism while you're at it?

It appears that people are growing more comfortable with the notion of divorce, which is a milestone considering the stigma that has always been attached to it. But why has it always been such a hush-hush topic? I mean it happens, right? Divorce happens, like so many other things in life. I've known tons of people that have been in plenty of relationships that didn't work out, as well as some marriages, but they're not ashamed of being divorced.

If things are not working for the both of you, then embrace it. Don't be ashamed of it. Think renaissance! Think reinvention! Think (perhaps) you're one step closer to discovering who you are, to discovering where you want to go in life, and, yes, perhaps one step closer to finding the man you can spend the rest of your life with. Anyway, my two cents ...

Fresh from the divorce court and back onto the tennis court, Justine Henin won the Qatar Open with a 6-4, 6-2 win, beating out Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Having had to pull out of the Australian Open this year for "personal reasons," the Belgian newspaper, Le Soir, reported that she has been preoccupied with the process of divorcing her husband of four years, Peirre-Yves Hardenne.

''I never lost my tennis,'' she said. ''All I needed was to get my confidence back and I am proud of the way I did that. I needed to move forward and know who I am.''

A fascinating study as reported in The London Times revealed that most children would prefer to be from a broken home than to live in one. And most no longer view divorce as a tragedy. Hmm, perhaps things have evolved a bit for some families, but children still go through an emotional rollercoaster when it comes to divorce. If anything, as parents you need to always place their health and stability before the divorce. How have your children dealt with your divorce? more on children and divorce

Forbes.com has a fascinating counterpoint between Michael Noer and Elizabeth Corcoran. Michael advises, “whatever you do, don’t marry a career woman.” Elizabeth retorts, “Don’t marry a lazy man.”

Michael advises, “Marry pretty women or ugly ones, short ones or tall ones, blondes or brunettes. Just whatever you do, don’t marry a woman with a career.”

Elizabeth retorts, “The experts sited in his story think that professional women are more likely to get divorced, to cheat and to be grumpy about either having kids or not having them. But rather than rush to blame the woman, let’s not overlook the other key variable: What is the guy doing?”

Are professional women more likely to get divorced? Are men threatened by confident successful women? What’s it like to be in a relationship where the woman earns more than the man, and works longer hours? There are benefits to being married and there are benefits to being single, which do you prefer? Send your comments.

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Who get's the pets? Unfortunately, the fact we love our little companions so much can be a bad thing when it comes to divorce. And the reality is, they grow attached to us too. After a sincere plea that he was devastated because he had developed such a close relationship with his wife's dog, a court in Spain granted a man visitation rights to the much adored pup.
http://www.melvindurai.com/dogfight.htm