Marriage

Players Circle Theater in Fort Myers opens its 6th season with playwright Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy “Bedroom Farce.” Ahead of opening night we explore the production in a conversation with the company’s Robert Cacioppo, Carrie Lund Cacioppo, and Ted Wioncek III.

In this installment from the StoryCorps Mobile Tour visit to Fort Myers in Feb. 2024, we hear John Coopman and his wife Trudy Krintz-Coopman talk about their stories of loss, love, gratitude, and finding each other after they’d both lost spouses of more than four decades.

Couples learned all the details about how to get married and then some — obviously zapped by Cupid's bow —actually carried out the ceremony on Valentine's Day with friends and family — and some even over the phone

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a measure that will overhaul the state’s alimony laws, after three vetoes of similar bills and a decade of emotional clashes over the issue.The measure (SB 1416) includes doing away with what is known as permanent alimony. DeSantis’ approval came a year after he nixed a similar bill that sought to eliminate permanent alimony and set up a formula for alimony amounts based on the length of marriage.

Jim Miller was a junior high school student who loved watching American Bandstand after school. When he spotted Justine Carrelli he was immediately smitten. More than a half- century later they were married. “He still treats me like I’m the queen of the hop,” Justine said.

According to a state analysis , about half of Florida's marriages end in divorce. To curb that number, Republicans want to require couples to read a...

In Florida, 16- and 17-year-olds can get married to someone of any age with the signature of a parent . If a girl is pregnant, she can get married at...

Florida would no longer issue marriage licenses to couples younger than 18 under bill filed Monday by Republican lawmakers.

A Southwest Florida matchmaker brings her skills to Gulf Coast Live this Valentine’s Day, with tips for all ages when it comes to the region's dating…

Divorce can be a draining experience, both emotionally and financially, but experts say it doesn’t have to be that way. “Collaborative” divorce is an…