As the global economy picks up, couples galore are setting wedding dates for 2012, following long betrothals. But with money worries still on our minds, the consensus says “saving money” is the biggest wedding trend this year. That’s not necessarily bad news, as this year’s wedding may be less stuffy, with brides favoring easygoing affairs [...]
Feb 29, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Fashion, Social Media, Technology, Trends | Tags: breast lift, bridalplasty, bride and groom, Facebook, Kate Middleton, liposuction, love, marriage, marryoke, plastic surgery, Prince William, relationships, royal wedding, social media trends, Twitter, wedding dresses, wedding trends | Leave A Comment »
While we saw some big celebrity breakups coming from a mile away (see: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher), Heidi Klum and Seal’s separation after seven years of marriage took our breath away (sad, but true). This from the pair who famously renewed their vows each year, never shied away from [...]
Feb 24, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Trends | Tags: Ashton Kutcher, celebrity news, Demi Moore, Heidi Klum, Hollywood, How Not to Marry the Wrong Guy, India, Jennifer Lopez, love, Marc Anthony, marriage, marriage trends, PDA, psychology, relationships, Seal, sex | Leave A Comment »
Might millennials be the most perplexing—and intriguing—demographic group ever? Made up of 18- to 34-year-olds, they’re bound by few commonalities; one being a fondness for social media and another, an overarching fear of commitment. This commitment issue is big news these days, as scorned bosses, lovers and advertisers everywhere ponder what went wrong. Some of [...]
Jan 30, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Social Media, Trends, Youth | Tags: Australia, automobiles, baby boomers, children, divorce, Gen Y, Generation X, Generation Y, generational trends, hiring, homeownership, HR, job trends, marriage, millennial, parenthood, professional trends, psychology, sociology, young adults | Leave A Comment »
Don’t be surprised to find yourself invited to fewer weddings this spring—5 percent fewer, if the numbers correlate with the drop in the marriage rate in 2011. That’s the U.S., but the U.K. is seeing a marital shift, as well. Meanwhile, across Britain and the States, the divorce rate has dropped or leveled, even in [...]
Jan 26, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Trends | Tags: divorce, England, global trends, love, love and relationships, marriage, psychology, relationships, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States, Wales, wedding | Leave A Comment »
Housebound The continuing home-cession is causing an unconventional arrangement to become more common Divorce is hard enough, what with dividing all of your worldly possessions and suffering through custody battles—or hair loss. How about adding continued cohabitation into that mess? Plenty of miserable married couples have talked themselves into eking out a couple more years [...]
Oct 27, 2011 | Categories:Brainsnacks | Tags: cohabitation, cultural trends, custody battle, divorce, divorce cake, divorce hair loss, divorced families, marriage, married roommates | Leave A Comment »
Mo’ Money, Mo’ Relationship Problems Why a full bank account may bankrupt a happy marriage, and other threats to the once-sacred institution Attention, single ladies: There appears to be a serious shortage of marriage-worthy men. A number of factors are at play, including women’s growing nonchalance about traditional marriage. Cold hard cash is a likely [...]
Oct 19, 2011 | Categories:Brainsnacks | Tags: careers, cultural trends, divorce, economy, gender relations, gratitude, jobs, marriage, married couples, men, money, relationships, socio-economic conditions, tradition, unemployment, women | Leave A Comment »
