Marriage

Wife carrying has a long way to go before it's part of the Olympics. However the odd competition certainly has an international flavor.

Teen pregnancy rates may have reached an all-time low, but the number of kids born to unmarried, cohabitating parents is up. In fact, according to data from National Center for Health Statistics, more than two in every 10 babies in the US is born to such a couple.

It happens every year. February 14th rolls around and we’re all supposed to be in the mood for love. Well, if you’re having a little trouble getting there this year, watching some truly outrageous (and gladly accepted) marriage proposals should pretty much do the trick.

Mick Jagger‘s second eldest daughter Jade is officially off the market. She is engaged to marry her DJ boyfriend.

It’s always been said that men are afraid of commitment, and now there’s research to back it up. Sorry ladies, this applies to you as well. A new study from the Pew Research Center finds that fewer and fewer adults are actually getting married these days.

On Tuesday, an Oklahoma couple had their dream wedding at a Starbucks. Now that’s a “latte” love! No, they weren’t jonesing for a caffeine fix — Eva McCarthy and Carmine Capparello got hitched at their favorite Starbucks because it’s where they first fell in love.

Ever since the news broke on Monday that reality star Kim Kardashian was ending her marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries only 72 days after the two swapped vows, Twitter’s been all abuzz with things longer than Kim’s marriage. But as brief as the union was, it wasn’t Hollywood’s shortest — not by a long shot. ...

Robin Williams is hoping that when it comes to matrimony, “third time’s a charm.” The 60-year-old, who finalized his divorce with his second wife Marsha Garces last year, walked down the aisle on Sunday with graphic designer Susan Schneider in Napa Valley, CA, in front of famous friends such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Billy Crystal.

An Ohio couple decided the best way to kick off the thrill ride that is matrimony is to get hitched atop a roller coaster with their friends and family in the cars behind them. And since they had already strayed so far from a traditional ceremony, they decided they may as well also have an Elvis impersonator officiate their big day, too.

The 2009 Census reveals that while couples in western and southern states marry more often, they also divorce at a higher rate than those in other areas of the US. Andrew Cherlin, a professor of sociology and public policy at Johns Hopkins University, said, “Surprisingly, the south and west, which we think of as more socially conservative, have higher rates of divorce than does the supposedly libe

People in southern and western states are known for marriage, but according to new research from the 2010 census survey, this area of the country is also growing to become the largest area of divorce.

If you’re into celebrity romances, it’s been a busy few days for you. Actress Heather Locklear announced over the weekend that she’s engaged to her longtime boyfriend and ‘Melrose Place’ co-star, Jack Wagner. It’ll be his second marriage and her third — she was once wed to Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee and later to Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, with whom she has a 13-year-old daughter. Read