Like a plot ripped straight from a Nicholas Sparks novel, the BBC reports that a UK man finally married his ex-fiancee after a lost love letter he wrote to her 10 years ago was recently discovered behind a fireplace in her mother's villa.

Steve Smith met Carmen Ruiz-Perez in 1993 when the pair was both 25 and she was an Spanish exchange student living in Devon, England.

The two were briefly engaged, but the relationship fell apart after Ruiz-Perez moved to Paris to run a boutique.

Five years later, in 1998, Smith located the address of Ruiz-Perez's mother in Spain … Read More

Well, they'll always have the Cheesecake Factory. If you haven't been living under a rock, you know that Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo have split. The couple met on a video shoot for Nick Lachey's magnum opus "What's Left Of Me." Vanessa Minnillo played the part of Jessica Simpson, Lachey's ex-wife, in the video. While the song wasn't a "Cry Me A River"-esque slam it did make a point.

While neither Nick Lachey nor Vanessa Minnillo are talking much about the breakup (fine, it's their prerogative), theories about why they split abound. Word on the street has … Read More

"Hi, Honey!" I said as I poked my head out from the kitchen. "How was the gangbang at the bowling alley?" My husband swung through the front door lugging film equipment.

"Pretty whatever," he said. "Four massive dudes and two roller girls."

We were newlyweds. Ours was not your typical greeting.Read: Marriage Is Not Dead!

Eight months prior I'd relocated to LA to start a life with my fiancé, just as he'd landed an interview to be cinematographer on a docu-soap about pornstars. We'd pondered the inevitable questions: Would it affect our sex-life? Was I down with my husband's foray into … Read More

So you married your soul mate and are about to walk down the aisle towards the start of something special. Don't be alarmed if there's a tugging at your sleeve as you link arms with Mr. Wonderful and head off into the horizon.

That's not an overzealous bridesmaid biting at your heel; it's your husband's mother.

Before becoming your husband, the man of your dreams was the center of someone else's universe, his mother's. Mama's boy or not, your husband's mother had first dibs on your guy even before you were old enough to walk, let alone say "I … Read More

A newlywed couple from Omaha, Nebraska have just moved in with the bride's ex-husband. Yes. Take a moment out to wrap your heads around that one. You get married, divorced, married again and what do you do? Move in with your ex! 

It takes all types in this world.

When Nicole Thompson-Arce married husband No. 2, Mathew Arce (her former mother-in-law was in the wedding, by the way) last July, he lost his job. She had just quit hers, and while he's gainfully employed now, the couple didn't have the funds to provide for her two children from … Read More

Most wedding planning checklists end with the part about getting married. Once the honeymoon bags have been unpacked and the final thank you note has been mailed, all that's really left to do is sit back and debate which wedding presents to keep and which ones to toss.

However, come April, there's a whole new set of questions that need consideration. Will you and your new hubby file joint tax returns? Does the government have your new married name on record? And can the excess wedding gifts you donated to charity really count as a write-off?

Just because you've practiced … Read More

What's worth more? Your marriage or an icemaker? It seems like an easy question to answer. But managing finances within a marriage—when to splurge and when to save—is one of the biggest challenges that couples face. Jennifer Patterson Samuel, author of 52 Fights: A Newlywed's Confession says women have the reputation as spenders when men often are buying the big indulgences. Like the $1200 icemaker her husband had to have.

Can a conservative and a liberal move beyond their political views to find love? The answer is a resounding yes!

Back in January, Caroline Tiger penned our piece "Can A Democrat Love A Republican," in which she wrote about dating someone of opposite political persuasion. While some of her friends were displeased by her choice, (one friend "was afraid of what her husband might do if the talk turned to politics." Another "e-mailed … to tell me he was worried about me."), Tiger was sure that "J" was Mr. Right:

"Being with him hasn't changed my views, except that … Read More

Sick of taffeta bridesmaids gowns? In her new book, author Doree Lewak explains why women obsess over why we're not married yet - and how to stop fretting.

But this time around there's a twist: The Dating Game will incorporate the Web, with contestants going to an online dating site to find matches (uh, can't you do this on your own?), and The Newlywed Game will bring alumni back to face off against couples. By "alumni," I think they mean the original contestants the ones who have been together for more than 30 years. They better know their spouse's least favorite chore by now!

Michael Davies, the producer behind Wife Swap, has taken these projects under his wing. Anybody who's seen even a commercial for Wife Swap knows … Read More