For something that is so prevalent and dynamic in our culture, the portrayal of marriage and divorce is very generalized. Marriage has often been romanticized into an ideal of two people who are head-over-heels for each other that go to their nearest house of worship, recite their vows and ride off into the sunset in their car with aluminum cans tied to the back. In contrast, divorce is typically depicted as a violent, hateful mess initiated by adultery and ending in emotional scarring for the children who are inevitably caught in the middle.
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“It’s happening all over, in all sorts of families, not just young people moving back home but also young people taking longer to reach adulthood overall,” claims writer Robin Marantz Henig in her New York Times piece, “What Is It About 20-Somethings?: Why are so many people in their twenties taking so long to grow up?”
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From serious fan to fetish, some sexual fantasies go too far By Carly Smith Japan, the home of everything from giant robots to maid cafes,…
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Lazy-Ass, Annoyed Judge Tells Divorced Couple to Split Everything Down the Middle, Including Dog, Child
by Chris Giblin April 5, 2010In a ruling reminiscent of the ancient King Solomon, City of Ithaca Judge Joseph Ward put a stop to divorce court proceedings mid-trial last Monday,…
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When problems at home affect performance in the workplace By Samantha Brucker After waking up to her 6:30 a.m. alarm, taking a shower and eating…