posted August 04, 2015 02:19 PM            

I've noticed Uranus impacted people close to me when it got to 20 degrees - those with angles at that degree, so that's not to be ignored re: divorce etc.

posted August 04, 2015 03:33 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
As far as divorce goes, the main cause of that is probably marriage.

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There is a lot of truth in it.

posted August 05, 2015 06:03 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
As far as divorce goes, the main cause of that is probably marriage.

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posted August 05, 2015 08:40 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
As far as divorce goes, the main cause of that is probably marriage.

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posted August 05, 2015 08:50 PM            

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Originally posted by Free Leon:
Maybe Jupiter in Leo is placing greater emphasis on romantic relationships, but the square to Saturn in Scorpio is making these couples realize a healthy relationship cannot be sustained with sexual attraction alone.

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Wonderfully said.

posted August 06, 2015 01:36 AM            

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First, the more cynical publicist view of matters: Like a late-Friday document dump in Washington, celebs like to announce things during times when they imagine fewer people are paying attention, says Rob Shuter, the ex-Hollywood publicist (Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Simpson), ex-tabloid gossip editor (OK magazine), website maven (NaughtyGossip.com) and host of a half-hour morning gossip show on VH1, The Gossip Table.

"A lot of publicists and their celebrity clients still believe that if it breaks on a Friday it won’t get as much traction," Shuter says. "Now it's not quite as true as it used to be but the feeling is that by the time people get back to work on Monday, they've moved on."

The bigger the celebrity couple, the greater the planning that goes into announcing the couple's split, he says. "The statement is planned down to the time, date and month they announce," he says.

And just because they announced it on, say, a Tuesday, doesn't mean it just happened. Often years elapse between the time the couple actually separate and begin living apart and the date when they announce it, he says.

"(The marriage) might have been over for months but they announce it during the slow days of summer or on a big holiday or when another big celebrity divorce is announced," Shuter says. "So you often see a rush of these breakups but it just means they chose to announce them on that day, not that it just happened."

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A less calculated explanation is that summer is the season when everyone (not just celebrities) turns attention away from busy lives and schedules to spouses and family. For celebrities, instead of obsessing about their latest movie or record or fashion line, they can take stock of their relationships.

"Summer is a time of focus, your schedule is calmer, you can spend more time focused on your relationship and maybe come to realize it's not where you want it to be," says Megan Daniels, marketing director for matchmaker service SelectiveSearch.com. "And maybe you realize it’s better and healthier to split and move forward.

"So we see a lot of celebrities deciding to part ways, remaining amicable and sharing custody of their kids."

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Both seem plausible (and relevant), though I just can't overlook that a lot of celebrity deaths happen around the same time as well and I strongly doubt that such are especially planned events or something to save for slow news days, so why couldn't several divorces and separations happen in a batch as well? (In which case astrology may be relevant.)