Trophy or True Love?
Forget "for richer or poorer." Some couples marry for richer or younger—much younger.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
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You see it often: After decades of marriage, a couple decides to split up. In fact, some say "gray divorce" is on the rise; Deirdre Bair, who interviewed hundreds of individuals for her book, Calling It Quits: Late-Life Divorce and Starting Over (Random House, 2007), calls the trend an "exploding phenomenon."
Some experts say that's an exaggeration. Regardless, late-life divorce does often lead to another phenomenon: the trophy spouse. "A lot of older people think they're looking for someone much younger or much richer," says Gilda Carle, Ph.D., a New York psychotherapist and author of MSN.com's "Suddenly Single" column. "But often, they find the alleged trophy has other traits they can't live with." As Gilde points out, "Not all trophies are made of gold."
Just for fun, we took a look at some famous May-December romances. Are they trophy couples? You decide.
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Donald Trump and
Melania Knauss
Married since: 2005
Age difference: 24 years
Number of marriages:
Third for him,
first for her
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Mary Tyler Moore and
Robert Levine, MD
Married since: 1983
Age difference: 17 years
Number of marriages:
Third for her,
first for him
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Michael Douglas and
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Married since: 2000
Age difference: 25 years
Number of marriages:
Second for him,
first for her
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Rupert Murdoch and
Wendi Deng
Married since: 1999
Age difference: 38 years
Number of marriages:
Third for him,
second for her
Go to eldr.com/divorce for our story, "Saying I Don't: Gray Divorce."
An Old Biologist Who Never Quits
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