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Dear Husband: The Best Divorce Letter Ever

Posted to Relevant News by First Wives World on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 11:37pm

Divorce is usually no laughing matter. So when it is, we feel compelled to pay the funny forward.

Here then, is a joke that has been making the rounds via email, generally with the heading "The Best Divorce Letter Ever". After reading, you'll understand why:

Dear Wife,

I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you for good. I've been a good man to you for seven years and I have nothing to show for it. These last two weeks have been hell. Your boss called to tell me that you had quit your job today and that was the last straw.

Last week, you came home and didn't even notice that I had gotten a new hair cut, cooked your favorite meal, and even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers later that night.

The Stage Is Set for “The Petty Chronicles”

Nashville show based on Rachel Gladstone's FWW Blog

Posted to Relevant News by First Wives World on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 8:54am

For much of the past year, FWW readers across the country have had their funny bones tickled by Rachel Gladstone’s enormously popular blog, “The Petty Chronicles”. But now, fans in the Nashville area have a whole new reason to hoot and holler.

The all-new theatre presentation of “The Petty Chronicles” will open at Bongo After Hours Theatre at 2007 Belmont Boulevard for two consecutive weekends beginning on February 12th.

Admission is $10 (a steal if you ask us, devoted fans of the blog that we are), but in a nod to popularity of “The Petty Chronicles” among those who are divorced or divorcing, there are additional discounts to be had, assuming you know your presidential history: Those divorced during the Bush I, Clinton, or Bush II administrations can receive a 10 percent discount. Those divorced during the Obama administration (or who plan to be), can receive a 20 percent discount.

Divorce Court’s Judge Lynn Toler Takes the Stage

Posted to Relevant News by First Wives World on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 11:07am

TV’s wildly successful Divorce Court is like porn for the broken-hearted. Short of setting “Love Stinks” to repeat on our iPods, no other guilty pleasure assuages our heartache by reminding us that love does indeed stink…for everyone! Call it voyeurism or schadenfreude — we love watching couples with all sorts of troubles.

But for Judge Lynn Toler, the show’s quick-witted yet even-tempered host, the program is more than entertainment; it’s a sign of the times. “I am concerned about the current state of marriage, especially as it relates to the family and kids,” Toler says. That explains why she’s leaving the bench — at least for one night — and taking the stage.

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

Posted to Relevant News 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?

Ellen Barkin to Star as Divorced Cougar in New HBO Series

Posted to Relevant News by Jill Brooke on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 11:46am

Ellen Barkin is showing women how divorce can be mined for hilarious and profitable material. The star of "Sea of Love," who traveled through turbulent waters in her high-profile divorce from billionaire businessman Ron Perelman, has just signed a deal with HBO. Gotta love that. (Though Perelman most likely won't).

In the pilot, which was steered by Ann Blanchard (one of the forces behind FWW's own Hot Flashes), Barkin stars as a woman who struggles to find her sea legs after being tossed and turned through her divorce. Not only does she find new horizons but a new love too — and, yup — he's a young hunk.

Shauna Cross is writing the pilot and describes Barkin's character as someone who is "in her early 50s whose life explodes suddenly. Her nerve and life experience allows her to tell the world to go screw itself, and they love her for it."

2008: The Year in Divorce

Posted to Relevant News by First Wives World on Thu, 12/25/2008 - 12:34am

The splits. The fits. The emotional pits. And all the couples who called it quits.

This past year had it all. Some stories touched us, others moved us, many angered us, and a few even tickled us.

After much culling and sifting, we narrowed it down to 20 of our top picks from 2008. We hope you enjoy this little look back as we prepare to move forward.

The Let’s-Just-Be-Friends Award
(Most Amicable Divorce)
Robin Williams and Marsha Garces Williams

Talk about civil unions. No sooner had the couple announced their split after 19 years of marriage than they signed an official agreement stating "we commit ourselves to the collaborative divorce process and agree to seek a positive way to resolve our differences justly and equitably” — all for the sake of their two children. For those of you playing along at home, this is the way to go.

Demi Moore Blends Bruce into Holidays

Posted to Relevant News by Jill Brooke on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 3:29pm

Demi Moore recently starred in the film Flawless, an adjective that can also apply to her divorce. The actress, who is married to Ashton Kutcher, 30, says that she plans on having her ex-husband Bruce Willis, his girlfriend Emma Heming, 30, her husband, and three daughters for Christmas, as she had for Thanksgiving.

“I think the key with any past is that you recognize and hold on to what you loved and what you gained and you don't attach yourself to what you've lost," says Moore.

Don’t you wish more people would act like Moore? Both she and Bruce Willis have shown their daughters the endurance of love in how they broke up but simultaneously rebuilt a different family structure that still continues and thrives.

The good news is that more and more couples are recognizing the benefits of amicable divorces vs. nasty ones, and mediation is on the rise. Divorcing well is no longer an "indecent proposal."

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