Let the divorce parties begin!

[Link0126]

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"Well, this is a bummer. One of our favorite rocker couples, Jack White and Karen Elson have announced they’re getting a divorce. It’s not all sad, though – they revealed they’ll be celebrating the end of their union and proving that they’re still close.

“We remain dear and trusted friends and co-parents to our wonderful children Scarlett and Henry Lee,” they said in a statement. “We feel so fortunate for the time we have shared and the time we will continue to spend both separately and together watching our children grow. In honor of that time shared, we are throwing a divorce party, an evening together in Nashville to re-affirm our friendship and celebrate the past and future with close friends and family.”

 

[Rich_Olszewski]

spinner.com/2011/06/10/jack-white-karen-elson-divorce/?a_dgi=aolshare_email

"Well, this is a bummer. One of our favorite rocker couples, Jack White and Karen Elson have announced they’re getting a divorce. It’s not all sad, though – they revealed they’ll be celebrating the end of their union and proving that they’re still close.

“We remain dear and trusted friends and co-parents to our wonderful children Scarlett and Henry Lee,” they said in a statement. “We feel so fortunate for the time we have shared and the time we will continue to spend both separately and together watching our children grow. In honor of that time shared, we are throwing a divorce party, an evening together in Nashville to re-affirm our friendship and celebrate the past and future with close friends and family.”

1. Link is not to a news article, but to a blog.
2. Weirdos.

 

[Catholic1954]

Should one bring a gift or ask for the wedding present back?

 

[Darryl1958]

Many people just don’t take marriage that serious these days, or look at it as a lifetime thing.
Amicable is the best that can be hoped for.

 

[Dale_M]

Given that divorces can often involve or spark animosities, I think it is good that they still consider each other to be friends. That outcome, I think, is uncommon.

Of course, divorce parties are nothing new. Although usually they involve only one member of the couple, and that persons friends, that isn’t always the case. A joint celebration is a way of showing their mutual friends that everything is okay, and that they don’t have to pick sides.