Monday 24 November 2014

Beauty is in the eye of ....

A Saudi groom has divorced his bride on their wedding night after seeing her face for the first time when the photographer asked them to pose for pictures.

The couple, from the Western Saudi town of Medinah, had agreed to marry each other despite having not met face to face - a popular custom in certain Middle Eastern countries.

But when the bride removed her veil and smiled for the camera, her new husband leapt to his feet in disgust and declared,

'You are not the one I had imagined. I am sorry, but I divorce you'

According to the local paper, the bride immediately collapsed in a fit of tears as panicked wedding guests stepped in to try to resolve the dispute.

But their efforts were to no avail.

News of the jilting was met with anger on social media, but also some words of encouragement for the jilted bride.

'He should appreciate that beauty is in the character, not the face.’

‘Let’s hope she gets a better husband who will appreciate her for who and what she is.'

Monday 17 November 2014

What's Up?

A man in Saudi Arabia has been granted a divorce because his wife of two years ignored his WhatsApp messages.

Gulf News reports that the husband, in his 30s, became exasperated because his wife spent so much time on her phone.  Although she was constantly using her cell phone, the wife would not respond to messages from her husband.

He claimed she neglected looking after the home and taking care of their child.

In response, the wife claimed she needed her cell phone to keep in touch with her friends and family.

So, in desperation, the husband used WhatsApp to try and talk to his wife but she ignored his messages claiming that she was too busy talking to her friends.

That was the final straw for the husband who sought and got a divorce.

Monday 10 November 2014

Go out with a bang?

Given the time of year, it's a good time to mention a fireworks manufacturer in the USA (where else!) who is selling a pack of fireworks called the 'Grounds For Divorce' package.  It's so expensive ($1750, on offer for $1499.99) that they reckon it's 'grounds for divorce'.

Talk about going out with a bang!

One happy customer commented on the site that 'they went up in less than 10 minutes'.

Ooh, that's a bit pricey!  Can I suggest a pack of sparklers might be better value and, um, last a little bit longer??


Monday 3 November 2014

Tweeting tigers get the lolly...

You may remember my blog back in July about tigers who tweeted...  Now at last a judge has ruled that the wife (who had been accused of 'humanising' the tigers with the tweeting thing) isn't entitled to any of the money because she fabricated stories against her ex-husband about him spending the charity's money on extravagant dinners and fine wines.

After a 25 day hearing in the Family Division of the High Court, the judge sided with the husband, describing the wife as an 'unreliable liar' who had 'become blinded by her desire for revenge'.

The ruling means that all of the money - some £25 million - will now be spent trying to save China's endangered tigers.

Now that's what I call a result!