Divorce, Anyone?

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O Writer Claims That Beneath Every Marriage Runs The "Chyron Of Divorce" [Hell's Bells]
Published 7/9/2008 by Jessica at Jezebel
... . And Rosin is piqued for good reason: Tien says some obnoxious and depressing things about the state of her marriage . "The story's first sentence is: 'I contemplate divorce every day.'" Rosin notes. "Three paragraphs in, I was shocked that someone would write this way under her own byline about her living husband, and not her ex…The premise is that women of certain class, flush with financial independence, yoga-toned arms and infinite choices, all yearn for divorce every day." Rosin pleads with her readers: "Help me out here, ladies. Is this true? Am I living in a fantasy ...

Divorce: It's a Trend! [Slate]
Published 7/9/2008 by Pareene at Gawker
That Slate lady-blog has been talking about divorce all week, all because Maureen Dowd wrote a column about how no man on Earth is good enough to marry her (or "you"). And because Ellen Tien wrote an O Magazine piece about how her husband is an utter shithole who she can't wait to divorce, right ladies? Anyway. For those keeping score at home: The Slate-y marriage of David Plotz and Hanna Rosin is doing fine, despite this and Emily Yoffe's marriage has been great for 14 years. To sum up, some well-off ...