marriage

The Sleazy Political Games Surrounding Mitch Daniels' Marital History

Jim Newell · 05/12/11 01:38PM

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels should have joined the presidential race by this point. Economic conservatives like him, he's beginning to mend fences with social conservatives, his close friend Haley Barbour won't run against him, and most importantly, the D.C. establishment glorifies him as a very serious, fiscally responsible Grown-Up. So what's the hang up? Mostly, he and his wife Cheri don't want to read long exposes about their unique marital history for the next two years. And certain other, shady candidates are trying to exploit this vulnerability and scare him off.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver Split Up

Max Read · 05/09/11 10:15PM

After 25 years of marriage, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have separated. Shriver, a journalist and Kennedy family member, moved out of the couple's mansion a few weeks ago while the two "work on the future of [their] relationship."

Will the Navy Force Sailors to Get Gay-Married?

Max Read · 05/09/11 09:12PM

The Navy is getting a special reward for shooting Osama Bin Laden: Gay marriage! Navy chaplains will be, officially, allowed to officiate same-sex marriages after Don't Ask Don't Tell ends this summer. The news came in a memo, which also covered the possibility of using base facilities for the events:

Man Poisoned By First Wife Finds Better Wife at the Hospital

Lauri Apple · 05/01/11 02:16PM

Tragically lucky British man Lee Knight's first wife tried to kill him by putting antifreeze in his curry. Knight's soon-to-be second wife took care of him after the poisoning. It's karma in action, with a dash of trading up!

Country Folks Splittin' Up More These Days

Hamilton Nolan · 03/24/11 10:09AM

Time was that good salt-of-the-earth country folks never would get divorced. They'd just sit around, whittling and canning preserves and fantasizing about whittling down their awful spouse's dead body into tiny parts and putting those parts into jars and calling them "preserves," and fleeing to Brazil. They never would, though. They'd just think about.

Unmarried, Unemployed Evangelical Pastors Cry Out Against 'Singlism'

Richard Lawson · 03/22/11 08:57AM

In this troubled economy, many people are having a hard time getting a job. Though, most of those people probably aren't denied opportunities because of their marital status. Not so for Evangelical Christian clergy folk, some of whom are now speaking out about "singlism," job hiring discrimination against lonely single ministers.

Valentine's Day Gift: Jake Tapper's Wife Joins Twitter

Maureen O'Connor · 02/14/11 04:49PM

Jennifer Tapper, wife of ABC White House correspondent Jake Tapper, has given her husband the best gift of all for Valentine's Day: She joined Twitter. And tweeted at him. It is the love story of our time.

Iceland Celebrates Husbands by Eating Testicles

Maureen O'Connor · 01/21/11 04:39PM

Today is Bóndadagur, "Husband's Day," when Icelandic wives feed their husbands "dried fish, smoked lamb, putrefied shark and soured blood and liver pudding along with other soured meat products, including ram testicles" as a token of their love.

30 Rock: The Odd Couple

Matt Cherette · 01/20/11 10:50PM

Tonight, 30 Rock returned from its holiday break with the news that Jack and Liz had accidentally married each other—which turns into a hilarious tit-for-tat game for both of them. Inside, a video montage of the relevant scenes.

Men Get Nicer When they Get Married

Adrian Chen · 01/16/11 11:57AM

A study of 289 pairs of twins found that 'antisocial behavior' in men decreases after they get married. But also, nicer men get married first. Conclusion: if you want to date the nicest guy scientifically possible, date a married man.