by Jade LaFemme

Created on: February 05, 2008   Last Updated: August 02, 2008

I believe the main reason celebrities divorce so often boils down to one word: "publicity." The public does not seem to care about the marriages that are healthy and happy. They want to hear the latest dirt on whatever power couple is falling apart.

In the early 90's, it used to be about the power couple and observing their longevity. Now it seems what sells the best is the blink-of-an-eye rise and fall of power couples. Word leeks out that two A-list celebrities are together, they are given a nickname, and then "poof!" By the time you had memorized the nickname, it's all over, and the divorce papers are signed, sealed and delivered.

The phenomenon that was "Bennifer" is the best example of this. They met on the set of Kevin Smith's movie "Jersey Girl," and it was a swarm of media coverage from then on. Every move they made as a couple was documented in every TV, online, or print tabloid you could think of. They could not go anywhere without being swarmed by paparazzi. Then, it was over just as soon as it began.

The second big reason celebrities get divorced so often is the fact that they simply never see one another, so there is no point in even being married anymore. They each are off to some remote location to shoot a movie, and weeks turn into months. The longer couples are away from each other, the more likely they are going to stray. This is when the gossip columns get the breaking news that the latest celebrity couple is divorcing due to one spouse infidelity. Or, they decide to split because they've fallen out of love due to never putting in the commitment to keep the relationship strong.

There is also the fact that I have been told in California, if a couple divorces after their ten year anniversary, then the spouse is entitled to much more money than they would have received had they split before the ten year mark. This would explain the sudden break-ups of such couples as Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe, as well as Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

The life of a celebrity is a life filled with the ability to get whatever you want, whenever you want it. It is a lifestyle of instant gratification in the purest form. There is rarely a moment you hear the word "no," and hearing anyone tell you that you are anything less that fabulous is even rarer This mentality can cause one not to take the vows of marriage as seriously as someone would if they did not have such broad options. You will be hard-pressed to find anyone who would not reconsider getting married if they had the same options and income as today's celebrities do.

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