WIBX 950 » marriage http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Tue, 21 May 2013 02:16:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Man Proposes to Girlfriend With Adorable Puppet Movie http://wibx950.com/puppet-movie-proposal/ http://wibx950.com/puppet-movie-proposal/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 03:04:37 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=205060 If you've had a loooong week, watch this video. Unless of course your week has been long because you got dumped, or you made a homemade puppet movie trailer and used it to propose to your girlfriend as a surprise and she said no, in which case RUN AWAY!

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]]> http://wibx950.com/puppet-movie-proposal/feed/ 0 Man Proposes With Romantic Hacked Version of 'Angry Birds' http://wibx950.com/man-proposes-with-angry-birds/ http://wibx950.com/man-proposes-with-angry-birds/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 01:06:36 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://thefw.com/?p=203877 Angry Birds has made for one happy woman.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/man-proposes-with-angry-birds/feed/ 0 Gamer Proposes to Girlfriend Via Custom Role Playing Game http://wibx950.com/gamer-proposes-to-girlfriend-via-custom-role-playing-game/ http://wibx950.com/gamer-proposes-to-girlfriend-via-custom-role-playing-game/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:34:01 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=199488 If you're a gamer and you find yourself a girlfriend who also loves spending marathon sessions in front of a screen you should probably seriously consider locking her down for life.

That's what Redditor Marchaka was thinking with his special lady Michelle, who shares his passion for video games. So, despite his limited coding experience, Marchaka decided to craft an elaborate role playing game for Michelle that would end with a marriage proposal.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/gamer-proposes-to-girlfriend-via-custom-role-playing-game/feed/ 0 Reddit Woman Calls Out Cheating Husband With Sign At WrestleMania 29 http://wibx950.com/woman-calls-out-cheating-husband-with-sign-at-wrestlemania-29/ http://wibx950.com/woman-calls-out-cheating-husband-with-sign-at-wrestlemania-29/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:05:46 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=127338 It's cool for a guy to take his girlfriend to WrestleMania, right? Sure, unless that same guy has a wife, then things get complicated. For instance, that guy's wife could show up at WrestleMania with a sign calling him out for cheating and giving his section, row and seat number. Oof.

The woman in the photo above held a sign and wore a T-shirt calling out her husband for cheating and dub

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]]> http://wibx950.com/woman-calls-out-cheating-husband-with-sign-at-wrestlemania-29/feed/ 0 Chris Swendeman/Townsquare Media Watch Unsuspecting News Anchor Get Engaged During Live Broadcast http://wibx950.com/watch-unsuspecting-news-anchor-get-engaged-during-live-broadcast/ http://wibx950.com/watch-unsuspecting-news-anchor-get-engaged-during-live-broadcast/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:09:19 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=158020 This just in: Jillian Pavlica is off the market.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/watch-unsuspecting-news-anchor-get-engaged-during-live-broadcast/feed/ 0 Was Wife Justified Tossing "Cheating Husband's" Stuff? http://wibx950.com/was-wife-justified-tossing-cheating-husbands-stuff/ http://wibx950.com/was-wife-justified-tossing-cheating-husbands-stuff/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:34:19 +0000 Kristine Bellino http://wibx950.com/?p=165164 A woman in British Columbia is dumping her husband's stuff on Craigslist, claiming that her "...husband left...for a piece of trash" and that he is "...gone this weekend with his floozie."

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]]> http://wibx950.com/was-wife-justified-tossing-cheating-husbands-stuff/feed/ 0 Orofacial, Flickr Woman Gets Back at Cheating Husband With Humorous Craigslist Ad http://wibx950.com/woman-gets-back-at-cheating-husband-with-humorous-craigslist-ad/ http://wibx950.com/woman-gets-back-at-cheating-husband-with-humorous-craigslist-ad/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:08:40 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=193742 You know what they say about a woman scorned. Well, thanks to the internet, such feminine fury can now have a world-wide reach.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/woman-gets-back-at-cheating-husband-with-humorous-craigslist-ad/feed/ 0 Craigslist Man Uses Senator's Twitter Feed to Make Charming Marriage Proposal http://wibx950.com/senator-twitter-feed-to-proposal/ http://wibx950.com/senator-twitter-feed-to-proposal/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:10:19 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=192541 As we advance deeper into the 21st century, a Senator's press secretary is at least as likely to be getting the word out on Twitter than communicating with the press in more traditional ways.

So when Brett Wanamaker decided he wanted to surprise his girlfriend Beth Adelson, who is the press secretary for Virginia Senator Mark Warner, with a marriage proposal he had a pretty good idea where to find her.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/senator-twitter-feed-to-proposal/feed/ 0 Twitter 10 Awkwardly Hilarious Proposal Fails http://wibx950.com/proposal-fails/ http://wibx950.com/proposal-fails/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:02:48 +0000 Cameron Simcik http://thefw.com/?p=186618 February 14th is upon us, so it's time to whip out all the lovey dovey cliches, y'all. We're talking about the stuff we expect on V-Day-- the chocolates, roses and, of course, the proposal stories. It's a pretty cute idea to propose to your significant other on the most romantic day of the year, but with that comes a big, big risk-- that other person might say no. Yikes.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/proposal-fails/feed/ 0 YouTube New Research May Show How Long Your Marriage Will Last http://wibx950.com/new-research-may-show-how-long-your-marriage-will-last/ http://wibx950.com/new-research-may-show-how-long-your-marriage-will-last/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:17:35 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=82125 If you’ve recently tied the knot for the first time, here’s a bit of a buzzkill: according to new research about first marriages from the CDC, you only have about a 50 percent chance of staying married long enough to celebrate your 20th wedding anniversary.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/new-research-may-show-how-long-your-marriage-will-last/feed/ 0 leehaywood, Flickr Does a Bad Economy Lead to Happier Marriages? — Dollars and Sense http://wibx950.com/does-a-bad-economy-lead-to-happier-marriages-dollars-and-sense/ http://wibx950.com/does-a-bad-economy-lead-to-happier-marriages-dollars-and-sense/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:01:00 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=81091 While a depressed economy may be bad for your job prospects, a new study finds it could actually be good for your marriage.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/does-a-bad-economy-lead-to-happier-marriages-dollars-and-sense/feed/ 0 Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Flickr Elderly Couple's Leap Day Wedding Is One for the Record Books http://wibx950.com/elderly-couple-leap-day-wedding/ http://wibx950.com/elderly-couple-leap-day-wedding/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:27:44 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thefw.com/?p=105093 While some women observed the centuries-old tradition of proposing to their men on Leap Day, an elderly couple used the occasion to tie the knot — and it seems to have landed them in the record books.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/elderly-couple-leap-day-wedding/feed/ 0 mazaletel, Flickr College Graduates from Poor Backgrounds Less Likely to Marry http://wibx950.com/college-graduates-from-poor-backgrounds-less-likely-to-marry/ http://wibx950.com/college-graduates-from-poor-backgrounds-less-likely-to-marry/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:59:40 +0000 Shauna Wright http://thecheckup.com/?p=11300 In general, a college education doesn’t just mean more job opportunities — graduates are also more likely to get married and less likely to divorce. But new research finds this isn’t always true for those who are economically disadvantaged.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/college-graduates-from-poor-backgrounds-less-likely-to-marry/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Should Presidential Candidates Be Questioned About Their Failed Marriages? — Survey of the Day http://wibx950.com/presidential-candidates-failed-marriages-survey-of-the-day/ http://wibx950.com/presidential-candidates-failed-marriages-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:08:46 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=72630 Newt Gingrich has surged to the front of the field among Republican presidential hopefuls, despite questions about his past failed marriages.

In fact, Gingrich seemed to score points with GOP voters when he lambasted CNN’s John King during a South Carolina debate for bringing up one of Gingrich’s ex-wives’ allegations of infidelity.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/presidential-candidates-failed-marriages-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images Study: Getting Married May Not be Better Than Living Together http://wibx950.com/getting-married-may-not-be-better-than-living-together/ http://wibx950.com/getting-married-may-not-be-better-than-living-together/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:20:11 +0000 Daryl Nelson http://thecheckup.com/?p=10371 Are you living with your girlfriend and thinking about popping the big question? You may want to reconsider.

A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, show that married couples have only few advantages compared to couples that aren’t married and live together.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/getting-married-may-not-be-better-than-living-together/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Elderly Widowers are Healthier if They Remarry http://wibx950.com/widowers-healthier-if-remarry/ http://wibx950.com/widowers-healthier-if-remarry/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:30:16 +0000 Daryl Nelson http://thecheckup.com/?p=8864 Have you ever noticed in a couple that’s been together for a long time, when one passes away, the other partner becomes ill or dies a relatively short time after?

It’s called broken heart syndrome, for widowers the only way to improve the health of the surviving spouse is to remarry, a new study finds.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/widowers-healthier-if-remarry/feed/ 0 Thinkstock All the Single Ladies Are Staying Single as Fewer Adults Are Getting Married http://wibx950.com/fewer-adults-getting-married/ http://wibx950.com/fewer-adults-getting-married/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:24:32 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66040 It’s always been said that men are afraid of commitment, and now there’s research to back it up. Sorry ladies, this applies to you as well. A new study from the Pew Research Center finds that fewer and fewer adults are actually getting married these days.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/fewer-adults-getting-married/feed/ 0 donabelandewen, Flickr Mexico City Considers Renewable Two-Year Marriage Term http://wibx950.com/mexico-city-considers-renewable-two-year-marriage-term/ http://wibx950.com/mexico-city-considers-renewable-two-year-marriage-term/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:21:28 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=50886 Some lawmakers in Mexico City are considering amending marriage laws to allow for an initial two-year marriage term that can be renewed if the couple stays together. If they don’t, they can separate with no official divorce needed.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/mexico-city-considers-renewable-two-year-marriage-term/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt Which States Have the Highest Marriage and Divorce Rates? http://wibx950.com/states-highest-marriage-divorce-rates/ http://wibx950.com/states-highest-marriage-divorce-rates/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:51:06 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=40634 The 2009 Census reveals that while couples in western and southern states marry more often, they also divorce at a higher rate than those in other areas of the US.

Andrew Cherlin, a professor of sociology and public policy at Johns Hopkins University, said, “Surprisingly, the south and west, which we think of as more socially conservative, have higher rates of divorce than does the supposedly liberal east. The reason is that young adults in the south and west tend to have less education and marry earlier, both of which lead to a higher risk of divorce.”

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