Celebrity marriage, divorce

When it comes to love, I'm glad I'm not a celebrity.

While it seems that celebrities have all the fun when it comes to dating (come on, who wouldn't want to date Colin Farrell?), they certainly seem to get the short end of the stick when it comes to marriage.

This proved to be more true than ever when the story broke that Hulk Hogan's wife had filed for divorce after 24 years of marriage. (Not to mentioned it must have sucked for the Hulk to find out about the divorce from a reporter. In the words of Telegraph reporter Travis Fain: whammy.)

It's not very often that you hear about a successful celebrity marriage. Many of the more high-profile marriages are relatively new and haven't had sufficient time to fail. I imagine that being in the spotlight puts a significant strain on a marriage. It must be stressful to have every one of your actions scrutinized by the public eye.

Of course, in the case of the Hulk, the family chose to be on a reality show, and I wonder if that very decision led to the downfall of their marriage. It's probably safe to say if it weren't for their reality show, the couple probably would have lived a quiet(er) life out of the spotlight.

Why do you think celebrity marriages seem to so often fail? Have you ever been in a marriage in which you felt unnecessary attention to the relationship caused a strain?