Why celebrity marriages fail

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Count: We have sent you a verification email. Life imitates art, and art imitates life. Half of all marriages supposedly end in divorce, and seemingly Hollywood is not much different. We all see these stars fail at marriage but they seem to do pretty well in the aftermath, so I think it promulgates a temporary view of marriage for society.

Nothing lasts forever, right? Well, marriage is supposed to last a lifetime, and it should grieve us to see it not do so. It only belies the foundational truth that neither person is really a faithful person.

They may just have cultural religious identities, but what true believer would form such an unequal union? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What value will they give marriage without a divine value system? I do think celebrity marriage is more vulnerable because fame and fortune are in the mix, and what with prenuptial agreements, expensive expectations and the ubiquitous paparazzi, we have to pity these zillionaires somewhat.

Is that something to imitate? No doubt celebrity marriages break up for some of the same reasons as the non-famous ones. Many U. Meanwhile, over in a still pool are many other marriages that go on and on. To the extent that publicity-seeking is a cause for so many celebrity divorces, what role do we, the avid consumers of this so-called news, play?

To me, a larger question is why the married state is seen as being morally superior to being single, divorced or cohabiting. Those of us who choose to —and manage to — stay married are not better people than are the serial marriers. Maybe stubborner. Maybe luckier. Maybe cheaper. Marriage is a stabilizing factor in society and I believe that having children in the picture means that couples are more responsible for making it work.

Note: I am not saying that people should stay together for the children in cases of abuse. But really, why exalt being married on a pedestal of virtue? And even more puzzling and contradictory to me is that some of the marriage supporters would deny that status to an entire class of humans who sincerely want to marry.

Look at it this way: A lot of non-celebrity marriages fail because we Americans are in love with falling in love. Our movies and music, the cultural carriers of relational norms, are all about the front end of love — the earliest stages of finding that magical one who is the answer to all your dreams, then the pursuit and exploration and consummation of that fresh new love.

Many a marriage fails when one or the other spouse finds someone new to fall in love with. And sometimes, these considerations can make all the difference, encouraging a couple to heal a relationship rather than move on. When that emotional drive dies away—typically around the two year mark—other opportunities begin to look a lot better.

And because of a lack of financial consequences, many celebs simply move on to the proverbial greener grass. Although the celebrity version of this issue may be bigger and crazier, remember, in your own relationship, that emotions and attractions come and go—work hard to establish a close, intimate friendship with your partner that can serve as the bedrock of the relationship with other factors vary.

When two powerful people start asking one another to give up attention and time, resentment can brew. This was the primary reason behind the high-profile split of Scarlet Johansson and Ryan Renolds. Communicate with our spouse about your goals, aspirations, and future. And ask your spouse to tell you the same about themselves. Justin Timberlake, in an interview with Vanity Fair , puts summed this up well, saying "I think the mistake is that people commit to who that person is right then and not the person they're going to become.

That's the art of staying together, is changing together. The third biggest cause of celebrity splits is the intense, unrelenting pressure of public and professional scrutiny. They have to act a certain way. They have to tolerate cameras clicking in their faces and adoring fans begging for their time. Add to this the pressures of critics, threats, stalkers, and other security issues, and you have one stressed-out celebrity life.

This takes a toll on relationships. Just as the constant stress of public scrutiny has led to more than one paparazzo receiving a black eye, it is also often a source of depression, paranoia, drug abuse, and acting out for many celebrities. These things wreak havoc on a marriage as one or both partners desperately grasp at coping mechanisms to get them through day after difficult day.

For them, life is not a fairy tale.