Divorce Parties on the Rise as Divorce Becomes Acceptable
When designer Douglas Hannant and his partner of 20 years called it quits this winter, they resisted the usual furies of separation. No one lost his temper; screaming was minimal. The only thing anyone threw was a party.
A hundred swells gathered at their Manhattan loft for a “Year of the Dragon”–theme break-up soiree. Dinner was salmon, the theme cocktail rum punch. Before friends and loved ones, the two toasted the dissolution of their romantic union. Hannant, who has dressed Michelle Williams, Charlize Theron, Halle Berry, and a slew of adoring socialites, will share custody of a cocker spaniel and a vacation home with his ex, Frederick Anderson. They will remain business partners. “Everyone is just in shock,” says Anderson. “They have no idea what to make of us.”
The chic former couple are not alone in their quest for a happy, functional split. Exes Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are making it work, as are Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, Ashton’s shenanigans notwithstanding. In May, billionaire Charles Bronfman and his wife, Bonnie, held a party to commemorate their divorce, telling guests: “As we change the parameters of our relationship, our mutual admiration and caring is constant.” Over the summer, model Karen Elson divorced rocker husband Jack White on their sixth wedding anniversary and marked the occasion with a “positive swing bang humdinger” of a party in Nashville. Their invitation asked guests to “celebrate the making and breaking of the sacred union of marriage.”
Hummmmmm Idk since I am not married lol. But I would have no problem going to one.
Alot of ppl throw it as a symbol of a new beginning, fresh start.
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no i wouldn't divorce is a sad thing. people celebrating divorce just encourage the divorce rate to go up more.
MEMORIAL DAY !!!
- gacgbaker
on Feb. 13, 2012 at 6:39 AM