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Because divorce is illegal in the Philippines, dissolving a marriage is expensive and difficult. The process to have a marriage annulled can take up to a decade and cost several times more than the average annual salary—making it unobtainable for the nation’s poor. Lawmakers in the country have tried unsuccessfully to legalize divorce since 1999. A new proposed bill, put forth by a lawmaker politically aligned with President Duterte, has broad bipartisan support but is opposed by the Catholic Church. The President has not voiced an opinion.

Read more: Poor pay high price for divorce ban

Gemma Kirke sits down to discuss her latest movie role and how there are similarities to her iconic character on the HBO series Girls. She embraces the similarities and does not feel type cast. She’s excited how Girls helped the growing women’s empowering movement. She also is using her celebrity to speak up for her support of Planned Parenthoid, refusing to be quiet in the political environment we are currently experiencing under Donald Trumo’s leadership.

Read more: Jemima Kirke’s Growing Pains After ‘Girls’: On Marriage, Divorce, and Art in the Trump Era

These are tweets about dating and are very accurate. They will make you laugh because some of them are funny but others are just too true and will tug at your heart. The dating world is not easy at times. There are many bad ties when you’re trying to find a good mate. You won’t find someone right off the bat. Most of the time you’ll have to try and fail a few different times.

Read more: 21 Tweets About Dating That Will Make You Laugh, Then Cry

Sometimes people stay in relationships that are very unhealthy for no reason other than it would feel like a personal failure to end the relationship. This fear, often driven by doubt and feelings of inadequacy, can be very unhealthy for anyone staying in one of these toxic relationships. Find out here the five ways that fear of failure can keep you trapped in a relationship that is toxic and ways to overcome these unnecessary fears and move on.

Read more: 5 Reasons Fear of Failure Sustains Toxic Love

There is life after divorce. Things don’t have to stop for you. This can help you keep it going. It gives good tips on relaunching your life which basically means getting back into the swing of things. Divorce can make that hard because you feel bad after it happens. You may feel your life lacks direction in many cases. This is not true but you have to know how to combat these feelings. It can be hard but you should try to stay strong.

Read more: How to relaunch your life after a divorce – New York Daily News

This is a predictor of divorce. It obviously could be wrong but is a good indicator. Divorce is more common than it should be these days. Many marriages just don’t last. It is due to a lack of communication among other things. If it can be predicted you can at least try to keep your marriage strong. This will take work, though. It is not going to come easily for most. Marriage requires dedication and effort.

Read more: This One Thing is the Biggest Predictor of Divorce – The Good Men Project (blog)

Ivana Trump’s divorce manual has a lot of great info in it. It is also entertaining. These are some of the greatest lines from it. Since Donald is our president now many people are concerned with everything that has to do with him, even his past, and they are looking for things such as this divorce info. Ivana is beautiful and really knows her own mind. You can tell that by reading this. She comes across as empowered.

Read more: Here are some fabulous lines from Ivana Trump’s 1995 divorce manual – Washington Post

We as a society put more stock in diversity these days. This talks about it in the context of relationships. This can help those of us who want diversity. It can bring a lot of new experiences to the table. If you get to know someone of a new culture you can learn a great deal. There are some problems as well, though, because some cultures have differing views on relationships. They don’t always mix when neither side wants to budge.

Read more: Embracing Diversity in Relationships

Relationships take work. They are not as easy as they seem to be on TV. You have to work at it. You have to communicate and to work together with your partner. These two words can help. No relationship can work without knowing the right ways to communicate. If you aren’t aware you can try counseling ti help you with it. There are self help books as well. Definitely don’t let this go if you find you are lacking in the communication department.

Read more: Two Magic Words that Keep Relationships Together

These signs can tip you off to the fact that your marriage is doomed to fail. Wedding planners are giving these and they’ve seen a lot of different couples in their line of work. This is not definite, though. It could give you things to look for so you have some idea but no one can say with absolue certainty that your marriage won’t last, especially if you’re willing to work on things with your partner.

Read more: 10 Telltale Signs A Marriage Won’t Last, According To Wedding Planners