The end of the year is fast approaching so it seems fitting to take a moment and look back at some highlights in the world of celebrity divorces and break-ups.  Here, in no particular order, are some of the most notable:

• Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren – she stands to get as much as half a billion (yes that’s with a B) dollars!
• Jon and Kate Gosselin – a new reality for them!
• Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins – sad to see that relationship end after 23 years
• Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil — not so civil after all
• Sean Penn and Robin Wright – they finally divorced after several attempts
• Mel Gibson and wife Robyn – after 28 years and seven children
• Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley – so much for their happy ending
• North Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and wife Jenny – don’t cry for them Argentina

Any predictions for 2010?

Squeaky clean Tiger Woods is a bit dirty after all.  Since surviving a minor car accident on his property Thanksgiving evening, as well as a close encounter with one of his golf clubs, Tiger Woods’ world has landed in the rough.  To date, 12 women have come forward and claimed to have had an affair with the golf legend, including one with the text messages and voice mails to prove it!  It wouldn’t be surprising if the number gets higher — Tiger is known for playing 18 holes!

Tiger’s beautiful wife, the Swedish model Elin Nordegren, has apparently decided she’s had enough.  She’s moved out of their Florida home and has bought a mansion on a private island off the coast of Stockholm.

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The couple married in October 2004. They have a 2-year-old daughter and an infant son…a yacht, some mansions, and of course an iron-clad pre-nup.

They haven’t announced plans to divorce yet, and who knows they may stay together. Some media outlets have reported that Tiger made some offers to re-up the pre-nup, in effect paying Elin $60 million to stay with him for another two years.  But we need to strike while the 9-iron’s hot, so…who gets the coffin?   Cast your vote and we’ll send a Wedding Ring Coffin to the winning spouse. 

As always, if you have an appropriate message to be engraved on the plaque, let us know in the comments.

John Marcotte, a web designer in California, has started a movement to outlaw divorce in his state.  He was motivated to start the movement in response to California’s ban on gay marriage.  “Since California has decided to protect traditional marriage, I think it would be hypocritical of us not to sacrifice some of our own rights to protect traditional marriage even more.”

While Marcotte’s proposal appears to be a satirical commentary on California’s position on gay marriage and is highly unlikely to move forward, it does give you something to think about.  Can you imagine if divorce was actually banned?  If people knew going into a marriage that there was absolutely no way out, I’m certain most people would never take the chance of entering into marriage.  Airplanes have ejection seats and ships have lifeboats—-shouldn’t marriage have an escape hatch, too? 

Outlawing divorce would ultimately be the end of marriage.  Think of the havoc that would wreak on the economy.  Bridal shops, florists, photographers, and musicians would be affected.  Divorce lawyers would become extinct (okay, that wouldn’t be such a loss).  Not to mention, outlawing divorce would make the Wedding Ring Coffin obsolete…