5 factors that may predict divorce, according to psychology

by Drake Baer, Thrive Global

Updated 0832 GMT (1632 HKT) November 6, 2017

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt called it quits in 2005, but fans couldn't help but hold out hope for a reunion in 2018 after the actress announced her separation from Justin Theroux. Now every time they are in the same time zone (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/19/entertainment/jennifer-aniston-brad-pitt/index.html" target="_blank">let alone the same room like at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards</a>) people start longing for a reconciliation.
Photos: Celebrity breakups we have never gotten over
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt called it quits in 2005, but fans couldn't help but hold out hope for a reunion in 2018 after the actress announced her separation from Justin Theroux. Now every time they are in the same time zone (let alone the same room like at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards) people start longing for a reconciliation.
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Once upon a time in 1999, a young blonde pop star named Jessica Simpson met another young blond-ish pop star, Nick Lachey, at a Teen People party, and they immediately fell in love. Lachey even wrote a song about their passion -- that would be "My Everything" -- and then he and his new bride signed up to film their love for an MTV reality show called "Newlyweds." But instead of finding "happily ever after," Lachey and Simpson found grounds for divorce in 2005 after three years of marriage. They both are now parents and married to others.
Photos: Celebrity breakups we have never gotten over
Once upon a time in 1999, a young blonde pop star named Jessica Simpson met another young blond-ish pop star, Nick Lachey, at a Teen People party, and they immediately fell in love. Lachey even wrote a song about their passion -- that would be "My Everything" -- and then he and his new bride signed up to film their love for an MTV reality show called "Newlyweds." But instead of finding "happily ever after," Lachey and Simpson found grounds for divorce in 2005 after three years of marriage. They both are now parents and married to others.
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In 2001, every teenager with access to MTV and Teen People wanted to find the Britney Spears to their Justin Timberlake (or vice versa). With those two ruling pop music, not even their questionable fashion sense could mar the public's love for their romance. Sadly, matching denim outfits wasn't enough to make this last: The couple broke up in 2002, and many listeners believe Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" is about his relationship with Spears. Spears had a super brief marriage to friend Jason Alexander in 2004 and was married to backup dancer Kevin Federline from 2004 to 2007. Timberlake married actress Jessica Biel in 2014.
Photos: Celebrity breakups we have never gotten over
In 2001, every teenager with access to MTV and Teen People wanted to find the Britney Spears to their Justin Timberlake (or vice versa). With those two ruling pop music, not even their questionable fashion sense could mar the public's love for their romance. Sadly, matching denim outfits wasn't enough to make this last: The couple broke up in 2002, and many listeners believe Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" is about his relationship with Spears. Spears had a super brief marriage to friend Jason Alexander in 2004 and was married to backup dancer Kevin Federline from 2004 to 2007. Timberlake married actress Jessica Biel in 2014.
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Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder had amazing chemistry on- and off-screen, from "Edward Scissorhands" to the tattoo parlor, where Depp had "Winona Forever" inked on his arm. Alas, although we adored their courtship, Depp and Ryder weren't meant to be.