Divorce


How divorce stopped being cool

Divorce rates amongst college-educated urban Americans are the lowest they’ve been for 30 years, with the concept of divorce reverting to the pre-1970s “failure” mentality, says Pamela Paul.

The cult-like marriage retreat that brought us together

Ann Bauer explains how she and her husband escaped from a religious marriage retreat, full of couples who hated each other and wedding night re-creations.

The ultimate divorce lawyer business card

Clever business cards can really tell a lot about a company. Like the divorce lawyer whose business card tears right down the middle into two halves. Sounds like an even 50/50 divorce settlement, then.

Boris Johnson: Let’s profit from other people’s misery!

London has been labelled “divorce capital of the world”, but look at the bright side, says mayor Boris Johnson: zillionaires suing each other over divorce settlements is a boon to the local economy.

The marriage season

When do Australians like to get married? Possum has a big look at Monday’s ABS relationships data to dish the dirt on which season we prefer to get hitched, what age we’re getting married and how long it’s lasting.

Divorce can kill

Divorce doesn’t just make your poorer. People who are divorced or widowed are 20% more likely to suffer issues like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.