Country crooner Kenny Chesney once wrote a song about how Renée Zellweger "had him at hello." Well, after just four months of marriage, the couple has decided to say their goodbyes. These two, who dated for a few months and then tied the knot in a quickie wedding on the beach, have announced that they will be annulling their marriage. The actress filed the papers, citing "fraud" as the reason for the split. We know things move at a quicker pace in Hollywood, but c'mon ‑- were things really that bad on the Zellweger-Chesney home front? Apparently so. For two consenting, seemingly sane adults, this seems like an awfully short period of time to give this marriage thing a shot. So we can't help but wonder: How long should a married couple wait before deciding that they just can't make it work? You tell us.
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I agree about the emotional needs being met. Right now I'm experiencing that and I have been married for a year now and have a 7month girl. My husband is hooked on World of War Craft, a pc game, and he is not meeting neither of emotional needs. It really hurts the relationship, on top of that communication is horrible too.
--Posted by milwaukee woman
Especially with children involved. More people tend to "stick it out" when they have kids. In my opinion, that shouldn't be a factor. I know from personal experience, that doesn't help the situation, it only makes it worse. Many children grew up in a healthy home, regardless if their parents were married or divorced or never married at all.
--Posted by A. Chris, Green Bay, WI
Okay well I was married before and after just 6 WEEKS he decided he didn't want to be married. Because he wanted to be with a MAN. So I say if a marriage isn't gonna work you'll know it.
--Posted by I'm not saying, Powell, TN
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marriage just sucks
--Posted by anonymous
I read all these post and I get the feeling that everyone thinks that marriage will always be peaches and cream. I think the one thing that is missing in a majority of marriages is true friendship because when the infactuation ends we are left to deal with the real person. ANY realationship will have trouble if you neglect the other person emotional needs. Freinds, wife, husbands, children etc. We give up on marraige to quickly. Do we give up on our children when things don't go right with them? Did our parents give up and stop loving us? Anything that is worth something is usually aquired by hard work...how many of us truly put our pride aside and work at a marraige when times get rough?
--Posted by no name, newport news, VA
