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At first, the idea struck me as a little crazy and kind of comical.  An affidavit of love?  But then I thought, maybe it isn’t such a crazy idea.  Maybe all couples should use a document like this when they decide to be in a monogamous, committed relationship.  Would signing an affidavit of love make the decision feel more official, more binding?  Would couples take the relationship more seriously?  Or would it just be another promise which can be easily broken, like marriage vows?

The lovey dovey couple have separated and it appears to be mutual.

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The couple married four decades ago and have four grown children.  Al was a U.S. Senator as well as Vice President under Bill Clinton.  He came very close to defeating George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election but a few hanging chads got in the way.  Those chads weighed heavily on the election and in turn Al weighed heavy.  Tipper has been his loving partner through it all but found time to place her mark on the music industry.  Her efforts resulted in the requirement to place warning labels for explicit lyrics on albums and CDs.

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I guess it would be easy to kick her while she’s down.  Why didn’t she just move to a less expensive town?  Why didn’t she take a second, legal job?  But what strikes me is the lengths to which some women will go to take care of their children.  I can imagine her feeling like the kids had already gone through enough, just dealing with the divorce.  She probably didn’t want to further disrupt their lives by uprooting them and moving to a new town. 

I certainly don’t condone Brennan’s actions, but I do feel sorry for her.  She must have felt completely desperate to resort to such measures.  Sometimes, divorce really sucks!

Most people would probably automatically say that divorce equals an unsuccessful marriage.   But if a long term marriage eventually fizzles out and results in divorce, does that make it unsuccessful?  What about all those years before the divorce when the couple were happy and built a life together?   If a married couple spend decades of misery together but never divorce, would that be considered a successful marriage?  Is it just a question of sticking it out? 

How would you measure the success of a marriage?

A friend of mine decided 2010 is going to be the year for her to meet Mr. Right.  She’s been single for several years and has had a few relationships along the way, but the last one was over a year ago.  She got a jump start in December by going to a singles event, something she hadn’t done in quite a while.  It was all part of her plan to put herself out there, to give herself more opportunities to meet Mr. Right.  After being at the singles event for a little while, she couldn’t help but think about that saying, “it’s like riding a bicycle.”  It really did come pretty easily and she found herself chatting it up with several men.  By the end of the night, she had given her number to a couple of men.  None really struck her as “Mr. Right” but she was determined to be open-minded and positive.

One called the very next day.  Good, none of that nonsense about waiting three days to call—he already scored a point!  It took several days to coordinate things but finally plans were made to meet.  YAY—the first date of 2010.  She approached the evening with cautious optimism but as soon as they met at the appointed time and place, her heart sank.  “I didn’t think he was a magazine cover, but wasn’t he taller with more hair?” she wondered.  “And what’s with that outfit?” 

She was determined to remain positive as they sat down to have a drink.  While she found him pleasant enough, it became quickly apparent that this was not a match.  Aside from the complete lack of chemistry, she found him to be a bit boring and arrogant.  She stuck it out for a couple of hours and called it a night.

Strike one!  Memories of horrible dates flashed before her eyes.  Did she really want to put herself through this again?  She commiserated with a newly single friend.  Both agreed that it was much too early to give up.  After all, it was only the first week of 2010 and there are 51 more weeks to go.  She resolved to stick with it.  Both women are going to yet another singles event next week.  I can’t wait to hear about her second date of 2010.