In today’s society, there is about a  50% divorce rate and among celebrities this number certainly seems much higher. But is it? Do they really not last, or is it just how it looks? Unfortunately for the celebrities, no one cares when marriages work – only when they end in tragedy. Sometimes (and this is an extremely rare, ‘there is nothing else going on’ type rare case) gossip mags and websites will report on the marriages that work. But more often than not, the cover stories revolve around who’s cheating who, who got what in the divorce and who is next in line for the courthouse to battle out custody. This weighted coverages of divorce is what leads us to believe that there are so many in Hollywood (although it is probably higher than the national average).

Anyway, whether or not it is a little or a lot higher, it is interesting to look at why. There are hundreds upon thousands of reasons that marriages fail, and it is rare that any marriage is ended for the exact same reason than another. But, I believe there are 3 main reasons that celebrity marriages fail:

1. Love Triangles from movies: Brad Pitt & Jennifer Aniston were the epitome of the perfect couple - then he started filming Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Enter Angelina Jolie and say goodbye to Jennifer.

2. The paparazzi stories. It is difficult enough to trust your partner when they are traveling all the time and when time together is hard to come by but when the entire gossip world is telling stories that your significant other is cheating…it can be almost impossible.

3. Great careers vs. fledgling careers. In the real world, it isn’t strange to see only one person in the couple working. Or one that makes more than the other. And, while this can put a strain on a relationship, imagine the life of 2 celebrities in very different places in their career. For example: Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe. Although they both worked, she was significantly more successful than he was. So, he found someone new, someone who made less money than he did and said goodbye to his successful wife.

I’m not saying these are the only 3 reasons that marriages end, but they are definitely 3 of the reasons we see most often. I wish that I could say I was surprised that the marriages don’t last, but I don’t really believe that the celebs think marriages are that serious. The whole ’til death do us part’ seems to be forgotten amidst the life and lights of fame.

Is there another reason you see as overly prevalent reason for celebrity divorce?

♥
KW

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