What My Divorced Parents Taught Me About Love
Lillian made clear when she was younger that she didn't like us being in two houses. But since we knew we had to be in two houses, we tried to our best to make each of them home for her.
The other day I had lunch with a long married girlfriend who was bemoaning the fact that, for fifteen years, she and her husband hardly ever fought, and now, in the last five, they frequently do, which she mostly attributes to the strain of having young children.
A few weeks later my landlord informed me that he'd be jacking up my rent yet again.
When I was born, I became a daughter. Sixteen months later, when my brother was born, I became a sister.
Are we mad because he had a child with another women or because he hid the child or because he cheated on America's royal sweetheart? Or all of the above?
From Al and Tipper to Tony and Tracy and now Arnold and Maria, it seems not a day passes without news of the end of a long term celebrity marriage.
After an estimated 22.7 milliion viewers watched the wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William last month, I wonder if any of them thought about whether this marriage, too, like Charles' and Diana's, would end in infidelity and divorce?
Dear Agi, For the past two years I have been embroiled in an emotionally gut-wrenching divorce after twelve years of married life.
How much money did Arnold Schwarzenegger spend to keep his secret?
The first time Robin and I met, Aaron had decided to bring her along when he was picking up the kids. I will shamefully admit I was incredibly nervous.
In the Schwarzenegger case, my guess is that the "love child" designation could not be farther from the truth.
People are wondering how the Shriver-Schwarzenegger split and his infidelity will affect their children.
After my marriage ended I did what most sensible men do. I neglected my basic hygiene, watched a lot of "Judge Judy," and drank Vodka alphabetically by brand name.
I learned a great deal about the contemporary family at a conference I attended recently for the Council on Contemporary Families (CCF).
When I heard that Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger were splitting up after 25 years of marriage, my immediate thought was that he had finally truly crossed the line.
When Maria Shriver was a young college graduate she was an intern at Philadelphia's KYW TV news station. On occasion she would call me for background information on stories she was working on.
It is shocking but not unexpected, to hear that the Governator had a love child. What is even more distressing is that he had this child with a married employee.
I have been thinking a lot about Maria Shriver lately. Not simply or solely because of the huge betrayal by her husband.
Jenny Methling, 2011.06.04
