So I was sick for an entire week. Too under the weather to read magazines or blogs. Too miserable to watch the news. Thus I missed the announcement that Kim Kardashian is filing for divorce from Kris Humphries after 72 days of marriage. 72 days?
Okay, so I’m not surprised. There have been shorter marriages coming out of Hollywood. Britney Spears was married for just two days, for one. However, the Kardashian-Humphries nuptials cost a reported $20 MILLION. Yes, you read that right. Twenty million dollars for a wedding and the huge production surrounding it! According to Popwatch, that breaks down to about $277,777.77 per day of their wedded bliss.
I don’t get it. I don’t care how much money somebody has. No one needs to spend that much money on a wedding. Hey, I’m a capitalist. I believe those who work and earn their money should be able to spend it the way they want. Still, this boggles my mind. Just because you can afford to throw money around like that doesn’t mean you should. Cut out two of those three Vera Wang creations Kim wore on her wedding day, and think of the hungry children in America who could have been fed. And maybe Mr. Humphries is a really horrible person. Maybe he hit her or was verbally abusive. (All speculation on my part, and I am not accusing him of it.) But all I’ve heard so far is that Kim discovered Kris was lazy. Lazy? Really? Now if that is true, it sure isn’t much of a reason for divorce. Perhaps they could have spent another million on marriage counseling first.
Just had to get that off my chest. Now back to writing a love story wherein the hero and heroine will reach the place of a lifetime commitment to one another—and once they wed, they will actually stay married until death they do part.
~robin
Robin, it’s so true. The sanctity of marriage is non-existent for some people. It’s quite sad that this is the culture we live in today. *sigh*
Lazy. Because he’s a professional athlete whose sport is in the middle of a lockout, so he CAN’T go to work at the moment. Makes a person suspect that the entire “marriage” was just another Kardashian publicity stunt (at least on her part). In fairness, though, all I know about them is the bits I get from the headlines that I can’t avoid, because I don’t waste my time reading past the headlines when it comes to these folks.
I would MUCH rather read one of your books, Robin, than waste a moment reading anything about the Kardashians or their ilk.
The thing that annoys me is how she reportedly said that they were going to “stay friends” after their divorce. If you like each other enough to stay friends, you have a foundation on which to make your marriage work. Now go work on it! People get divorced far too quickly these days. For me, marriage is for life. Unless you have a major reason – abuse, neglect or adultery – anything else just seems rather petty in comparison. When you commit to marrying someone you’re committing to working through the hard times.
And laziness? Please, sometimes I have to write my fiance passive aggressive notes in order to get him to do the dishes. In return, he nags me about leaving piles of clothes on the chair in the bedroom once I’ve worn them. Everyone has their quirks, you just have to work with it.
And my wedding budget? £5,000. I’m getting a designer made dress – from my mum 🙂
Robin, I can totally understand your frustration!
Robin,
I understand your frustration, and agree with it. Some people expend more effort trying to make cheerleader or the varsity football squad than they making their marriage work.
Of course, I have no first-hand knowledge of the situation (and I’d rather have a root canal than watch reality TV or the tell-all programs that would provide more information), but it sure smacks of publicity stunt.
I don’t get it either.
I think it is a sad reflection on our society. Too much is considered transient. Go ahead and rant. I’ll join you!
It is a sad – first, that so much money wasted when, as Robin said, so many children are starving and perhaps with no way to stay warm this winter. The money spent on that wedding probably would have saved every homeless and hungry person in America. But…it’s their money. Second, it’s really sad the way the media ate this entire situation up – from the engagement announcement through today – you’d think there were no other problems in America except the Kardashians. I’m sorry but life is too short and there are far more serious problems that need our attention.
Two relatives (both of whom I gave extravagant gifts) had really big, expensive weddings. One marriage lasted 2 months and the other was less than 6 mos. To say I was flabbergasted is an understatement. Yes, sad, but even sadder to see how these people live afterwards.
And one wedding this summer of another relative, again, I gave an expensive gift and she has yet to even say thank you, or yes, I got the gift. I even asked her (since I never see her) by Facebook if she received the gift since I have no other way of knowing if she even knew I had sent it. She still didn’t respond.
So, maybe I’ll start giving gifts by anniversaries….
Your rant is one many of us want to take up.
Vows for most people these days should really be ‘until I don’t feel like it any more.’ So many people treat marriage as disposable.