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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain "First comes love, then comes marriage"—so goes the classic children's rhyme. But not everyone agrees. Increasingly, the idea that love is the most important reason to marry—or at least to stay married—is under attack. Republican pundits and lawmakers have been pushing back on the availability of no-fault divorce, challenging the idea that not being in love is a valid reason to end a marriage.…

When singer-songwriter SiR started growing his dreadlocks in 2010, he didn’t know the level of maintenance it would require. He was initially enthused by the Rastafarian concept of locs and their spiritual significance, finding meaning behind the now-popular hairdo. Although not as invested anymore, he realizes how his loc journey coincides with his personal development. There’s been plenty of breakage but also restoration.  When we first met at Sony Music’s New York headquarters in 2022, he was promoting his…

There are few things that a spouse can do that would be worse than cheating. But infidelity can sting even more when you’re betrayed by your partner and a family member at the same time.One woman recently shared on Reddit that she caught her husband cheating with her cousin. But instead of calling them out immediately, she waited for the perfect moment to expose them. Below, you’ll find the full story, as well as some of the replies invested readers shared. This woman was shocked to find out that her husband had been…

How did the title of the book come about? PREMIUM Actor and author Shenaz Treasury (Courtesy the subject) When I was living in Brooklyn, in the US, I was going through some hard times personally and I thought about writing a book about my boyfriends. Right outside my apartment, I saw a recipe book, just lying there. At the time, my friends were going through divorces and breakups too, and they used to talk about what their husbands left them with, like alimony. I started thinking about what I had got from my…

A Voter ID card is a crucial form of identification for Indian citizens who are eligible to vote. It's important to ensure that the information on the Voter ID card is up to date. Sometimes, a woman's address may change after marriage, and she may need to transfer her Voter ID card to her new address. Thankfully, with the availability of online services, the process of transferring Voter ID cards after marriage has become simple.This article explains the steps to transfer Voter ID cards after marriage online in…

Before Shohei Ohtani became Japan’s most popular athlete, that designation belonged to figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu.Like Ohtani, Hanyu is 29.Like Ohtani, Hanyu was born and raised in the Tohoku region, the northern part of Japan’s main island.Last year, the retired Hanyu announced on social media that he was married. Three months later, he returned to the same platform with another announcement.He was divorced.The two-time Olympic gold medalist said his family was harassed and became the unwanted subjects of media…

A day after a grim-faced Justin and Hailey Bieber were photographed attending services at their local Beverly Hills megachurch, a conservative Christian YouTube minister removed the Instagram post that initially sparked this week’s speculation about the health of their marriage. Hailey Bieber reportedly, and understandably, was unhappy about reports that she and Justin were dealing with “something” in their marriage — and about her father’s role in encouraging the speculation, according to TMZ. Earlier this week, Stephen…

PHOENIX —  Shohei Ohtani’s life away from the baseball diamond has always been intensely private. About all he’s ever revealed is that he owns a dog named Dekopin.Until now. Ohtani, 29, posted on Instagram in the early hours of Thursday morning that he is married. Yes, the two-way superstar has his first ring as a Dodger, and it came as a shock even to the Japanese media horde that covers his every public word, step and swing.“Not only have I begun a new chapter in my career with the Dodgers but I also have begun a new…

British-Pakistani writer Huma Qureshi’s Playing Games presents two thirty-something sisters, the story of a failing marriage, and the life of a woman who is struggling to write a play. As alternating chapters show each of the sisters’ perspectives, the reader follows the women as they attempt to understand life and its heartbreaks in London. Mira, the younger of the two, works at a café when she’s not fighting with herself to write a play about a woman lying on the pavement. She wants to apply for a playwriting prize…

Credit: The Conversation Brides.com predicts that 2024 will be the "year of the proposal" as engagements tick back up after a pandemic-driven slowdown. Meanwhile, support for marriage has found new grist in recent books, including sociologist Brad Wilcox's "Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families and Save Civilization"…