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Do half of all marriages really end in divorce?
Relationships

WeddingDo half of all marriages really end in divorce? It's probably the most often quoted statistic about modern love, and it's a total buzz kill, in line with saying that half of all new shoes will give you hammertoes or that 50% of babies will grow up to be ugly. Now the divorce stat is coming under scrutiny — and not just because of its unromanticity.

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Regina King: More black women should date outside their race
Relationships

Regina KingOf all groups of people, Black women are the least likely group of women that will date outside of their race. When you have everyone else who is willing to explore but a Black woman is like, "I want me a brother," well, if the brothers are out and they’re open to date everybody and the majority of Black women aren’t willing to look twice when a man outside of their race is sending them messages, then that makes our percentage rate lower and the chances of finding love, because we’re only looking in one specific place for finding love—with Black men.

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25 best-paying jobs for women
Living

PharmacistWhen you look at Forbes magazine's most recent list of highest-paid CEO's (chief executives of the 500 biggest companies in the United States), you won't see a woman until No. 48: Irene B Rosenfeld, CEO of Kraft Foods.

In a country where women make up 47 percent of the workforce, women make up just 3 percent of Fortune 500 CEO's. In addition, women who worked full time earned an average of just 80 percent of what men earned in the same positions in 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

But is salary disparity between genders the issue or is it something deeper?

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Personal texting on a work phone? Beware.
Living

We've all probably done it -- whether it was texting about dinner plans on a company cell phone or updating friends about a vacation via company e-mail.

But can a company look at your personal exchanges on its electronic devices?

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that questions whether a California city violated a public employee's rights by reading sexually explicit text messages on an electronic device owned by the Police Department. A decision has not been made.

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Dear married men: Keep your distance
Relationships

Atlanta, Georgia - My friend posted this message as her Facebook status update: Maybe it's just me, but I am extremely uncomfortable with any married man calling me "just to say hi." Not good! Respect your wife!

My initial response was this has to be a joke ... right? Then the comments started flying with woman after woman not only liking the status update but also telling their own tales of married men trying to befriend single women.

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9 secrets of motivated people
Living

New year, new you. It’s the perennial January catchphrase that holds such conquer-the-world promise. And then, well, you get sidetracked with conquering your to-do list. But even the loftiest resolutions (running a marathon, writing a book) don’t have to fall by the wayside come February. Staying motivated―and achieving what you set out to do on that bright New Year’s Day―is surprisingly possible. Just follow these nine mantras, provided by researchers who study motivation and backed up by women who have used them to realize their biggest ambitions.

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Forget Tiger Woods. Is your marriage solid?
Relationships

Washington – Tabloids have pounced on Tiger Woods for his apparent failure to uphold family values. Their stories use traditional morals to define adultery as scandal and include words like "sin" and "confession."

At the same time, the purveyors of our pop culture often portray marriage itself as an arcane institution that our progressive society should move beyond.

In recent years, television shows and Hollywood movies have promoted our acceptance of – and even our appetite for – infidelity. Major networks are complicit in helping to erode the significance of life-long commitments and loving relationships between husbands and wives.

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Where to get...Rihanna's sunglasses from the "Run This Town" video
Women's Style

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In the new Jay-Z video Run This Town, Rihanna is wearing an unforgettable pair of shades.  Want to get the look? Or just nosey about who's the designer and how much they cost?  Read more.

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Broke, Budgeting, and Balling - Animal Print Bootie
Women's Style

Does this cost $119.95 or $1375?Animal prints are all over the catwalk. As we transition from ankle boots that were a big hit with the ladies all summer long, designers have stepped up their game to give us winter boots so hot we can't help but stay warm.

Depnding on your budget, you can have the new animal print designs that sure to catch attention. Read more to see how you can rock this look whether youre broke, budgeting or balling.

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Janet in Paris
Celeb

Janet JacksonJanet - Miss Jackson if you're nasty - was pictured at the front row of the catwalk during Paris Fashion Week.

Miss Jackson diverted from the seasons it colors of red and blue by accenting her black black dress with an oversized green crocodile Hermes which starts at $5000.  

Janet shows that even though something is a a trend such as a pop of color with a dark outfit - don't be a afraid to make it your own.  Try yellow, orange, or even pink to put your own spin on a hot look.

Read more to see Miss Jackson.

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