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December 28, 2007

Considering definitions

Consider:
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I don't consider the Wright/Penn splitsville "news" but I do find the headline curious enough to circle and bring to your attention.

Their marriage was "longstanding"? By whose definition?

Charlton and Lydia Heston, married in 1944 are "longstanding." Bob and Dolores Hope (married 69 years) were "longstanding". Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, married in 1958 are "longstanding."

Eleven years? Not so much.

Posted by Darleen at December 28, 2007 10:50 AM

Comments

Longstanding by their own standards, of course. I was married for 24 years, and I don't consider that to have been that long.

Posted by: Chris at December 29, 2007 08:26 AM

For Sean Penn, 11 years is pretty good.

Posted by: Carl W. Goss at January 2, 2008 09:42 AM