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Man Selling Dress To Pay For Divorce

Husband Says Gastric Bypass Surgery Led To Demise Of Marriage

Here's the story from CBS we discussed this morning. I'm a skeptic, but you read it and believe it or not!

A Pennsylvania man whose wife left him for a younger man is selling her wedding dress on eBay to help pay for his divorce lawyer.

The dress is pretty much all he has left to show of his 11-year marriage and the headline on eBay sums it up: "Selling dress to pay for divorce! Wife cheated."

The bidding starts at only $50 and the man, who told CBS station KYW-TV he only wishes to be known as "Jimmy,"says it's a good price considering the dress has never been worn. Well, except by Jimmy, who is pictured in it on eBay.

"I figured, what the heck, a little humor can't hurt." Jimmy, a hard working member of the U.S. military, said he bought the dress for his former wife so they could renew their vows since they never had a traditional ceremony.

But that day never came.

Jimmy says after he paid for his wife to undergo gastric bypass surgery their marriage started to crumble: "Bottom line, wife got skinny, wife cheated."

Then he says she walked out with everything the couple owned, including their children and left him with credit card debt and the dress.

So what's a man to do?

Sell the dress to make some money to get out of debt and get a divorce.

The eBay auction ends Saturday.

Hmmm. If you wanted to sell something, wouldn't you create more buzz and attention about it if you could market it appropriately. What's more marketable than the emotions of a wedding, an injustice, and the action of showing support and sympathy? I'm not saying it's not true...but the cynic in me says, "Wonder if he and the Mrs. concocted this idea just to make a little extra cash?" 

We'll let you know how the bidding went on Monday morning. Thanks for listening to the greg and Melissa Show on 94.5 KS95, have a great weekend and I'll see you on the radio!

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I was just standing next to the dugout under the bleachers before the game and none other than Bill Murray was standing right behind me. (Pictures of that coming too!)

You know that uncomfortable small talk you always make with celebrities when you meet them? I fell victim to that too, but he did sign the first pitch baseball that I threw out. What a nice guy! Thanks again Bill!

Congratulations ladies...now it's us fellas talking behind your back saying things like, "He must be 1/2 her age!" It's the year of the cougar and I say, "Hear you ROAR girl!"  There's no more sitting around with couch potatoes and spending weekends at the supermarket buying Ben Gay. But that means if my wife ever leaves me then all I have are the Estelle Gettys of the world....er...what? She just died? 

 The senior vice president and general manager of Match.com North America says, "It's the woman who is going for the younger guy."

 Stats show-- Women age 50 and older almost always tell eHarmony.com that they want a younger man -- 10, 15 years younger, sometimes more. And on Match.com, a 50-year-old woman is typically seeking a man who is 48.

 The change is linked to the new biology of aging. Women, according to calculations based on mortality risk, are five years "younger" than men the same age.

 The 65-year-old woman is the biological equivalent of a 60-year-old man. So it's sensible, for a woman to look for a younger guy.

 But there's a problem: The men don't get it. They are stuck in the old biology of aging. They, too, are looking for younger partners.

 On eHarmony.com, men 50 and older are seeking women who are six to 26 years younger. On Match.com, the average 56-year-old man is looking for a 54-year-old woman. Seems reasonable, but by the time he reaches 70, he wants a 58-year-old woman.

 ~~ Gender equality in the search for younger partners is creating a mating gap in gray love. A 70-year-old woman is looking for a 66-year-old man. The 65-year-old man is looking for the 54-year-old woman. And a 56-year-old woman is looking for a man who is 46!

 How does anybody hook up in later life with these wide differences in what men and women want?

 Turns out, age is not the most important issue in a relationship. At eHarmony, members are matched according to psychological profile and personality characteristics. What are your values? Are you an extrovert? Are you open to new experiences, or do you prefer to stick with what you know?

 When two people find common ground in their values, interests and personality traits, "there is less need to negotiate differences. A lot less emotional wear and tear". There's "an implicit level of understanding."

 There is also a difference in what people say they want and what they end up finding. On eHarmony, members are encouraged to report when they are dating seriously or are getting married. Of those who share their success stories, nearly one in four involves a partner age 50 or older.

 More HERE