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Some Chinese are so spooked by the prospect of divorce that they avoid marriage altogether. Last year 8.23 million couples wed nationwide, 441,000 fewer than in 2004. Those that do get hitched aren't shy about specifying exactly what they want. "For young women in Shanghai, one of their main requirements in marriage is a man who has his own apartment, car and some savings," says marriage counselor Shu. But a fat bank account alone doesn't ensure a happy marriage. "In China today, materialism is being pursued at the expense of traditional values like love," frets Xia Xueluan...
...Amount Studds' spouse Dean Hara will get. The men wed in 2004 after Massachusetts legalized gay marriage, but the Defense of Marriage Act bars the Federal Government from recognizing gay unions...
Runs through Nov. 22 at Jimmy Tingle’s Off Broadway Theater at 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 3 p.m. Sun. Student tickets $12.50 at www.jtoffbroadway.com...
...conservative government that, rather than encouraging society to change, only changes things when they are absolutely sure they won't upset anyone." Under French law, Bedos cannot marry his partner of six years, 42-year-old Gilles Kleitz. Spain, the Netherlands, and Belgium allow same-sex couples to wed, but France and Britain recognize only a form of civil union. And no country has yet drafted legislation that would legitimize the family structure Bedos and Kleitz have adopted. Together with Nathalie Jobard, 42, and Sophie Rajzman, 38, they are parents to daughter Louise, who turns 4 this month...
...DIED. Patricia Kennedy Lawford, 82, elegant member of the Kennedy political clan whose 1954 marriage to British actor Peter Lawford wedded her family to Hollywood; in New York City. Said to be the prettiest Kennedy sister, she was also the most independent-though her parents thought she lacked ambition. She worked in TV, wed the Rat Packer and settled into a California beach house later dubbed White House West because of J.F.K.'s regular visits. After moving back east-and divorcing Lawford in 1966-the mother of four published That Shining Hour, reminiscences of R.F.K., and later founded the National...