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* Guinan on ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has been married ''23'' times. It's not clear if all these marriages ended in divorce, or if she outlived some or most of her husbands.
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* Guinan on ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has been married ''23'' times. It's not clear if all these marriages ended in divorce, or if she outlived some or most of her husbands.
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* ElizabethTaylor was married eight times including twice to Richard Burton. One of those marriages ended when her husband died but all the other ones ended in divorce.
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* ElizabethTaylor was married eight times including twice to Richard Burton.RichardBurton. One of those marriages ended when her husband died but all the other ones ended in divorce.
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* Glynn Wolfe, married and divorced ''26 times''
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* Norman Mailer was married six times (though his marriage to Carol Stevens, which lasted for one day, was only to legitimate the child they had together).
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* Glynn Wolfe, married and divorced ''26 times''
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* On ''HeyArnold'', Arnold has been left some money by a lounge singer that he had helped to rediscover his talents in an earlier episode. At the will-reading, are several different blond women that he had been married to at one point or another.
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* In TheBible, the unnamed Samaritan woman who chats with {{Jesus}} at the well has been married and divorced five times, making her a social pariah. (Which is why she went to the well by herself in the middle of the day, rather than at dawn or at dusk like most women would.) She was apparently living with a boyfriend (who likely already had a wife, making her TheMistress).
* In TheBible, the unnamed Samaritan woman who chats with {{Jesus}} at the well has been married and divorced five times, making her a social pariah. (Which is why she went to the well by herself in the middle of the day, rather than at dawn or at dusk like most women would.) She was apparently living with a boyfriend (who likely already had a wife, making her TheMistress).
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* On ''MyNameIsEarl'', Earl has been married three times. The first time was an AccidentalMarriage to Joy, until she left him (while he was hospitalized, no less!) for Darnell. The second time was to [[ShotgunWedding a friend's elderly mother]], until she wanted sex and he didn't want to give it to her. The third time was to a friend's ex-girlfriend who wanted to follow in his footsteps...then morphed into a {{Yandere}} when he was more focused on the list than on her, before she finally left him to join an Amish-like settlement, doing him a final favor by leaving him all the money she got in ''her'' court settlement. Earl states that despite all their problems, Joy was his favorite wife.
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** By SVU, he's been married (and divorced) four times, and states that he still believes in true love, but that it always eludes him.
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* In the film version of ''JurassicPark'', Ian Malcolm comments at one point that he's always looking for the next Mrs Malcolm. It's implied that all of his marriages ended in divorce.
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* In the film version of ''JurassicPark'', ''Film/JurassicPark'', Ian Malcolm comments at one point that he's always looking for the next Mrs Mrs. Malcolm. It's implied that all of his marriages ended in divorce.
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this trope is about puns said to be bad in-universe
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* HenryVIII of England is probably the...er, [[IncrediblyLamePun king]] of this trope. He created an entire church (with him as the boss) in order to get his marriage annulled. He married six times in total; two of his marriages were annulled, three ended in the wife's death (twice with [[OffWithHisHead a bit of help from Henry]]), and the last ended with Henry's death.
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* HenryVIII of England is probably the...er, [[IncrediblyLamePun king]] king of this trope. He created an entire church (with him as the boss) in order to get his marriage annulled. He married six times in total; two of his marriages were annulled, three ended in the wife's death (twice with [[OffWithHisHead a bit of help from Henry]]), and the last ended with Henry's death.
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that not what The One page is about
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* In ''TheHeartbreakKid'', BenStiller character Eddie rushes into marraige with Lila. During the honeymoon, he realizes how mismatched they are and meets another woman Miranda. After many mishaps, both women leave him. Years later, he is settled in Mexico, and Miranda visits him. In the final scene he makes plans to go on a date with her and after she leaves, it is revealed that he is married to a third woman, and possibly is going to divorce her to be with TheOne
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* In ''TheHeartbreakKid'', BenStiller character Eddie rushes into marraige marriage with Lila. During the honeymoon, he realizes how mismatched they are and meets another woman Miranda. After many mishaps, both women leave him. Years later, he is settled in Mexico, and Miranda visits him. In the final scene he makes plans to go on a date with her and after she leaves, it is revealed that he is married to a third woman, and possibly is going to divorce her to be with TheOne
the One.
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* Wilson on ''{{House}}'' had been divorced twice at the start of the show. He went through his third divorce in season two.
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* Wilson on ''{{House}}'' ''Series/{{House}}'' had been divorced twice at the start of the show. He went through his third divorce in season two.
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* In ''FamilyGuy'', Lois' sister, Carol has been divorced nine times. She's currently married to Mayor Adam West.
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\'\'Technically\'\', Henry VIII was only divorced... zero times. An anulment is a significantly different thing.
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* HenryVIII of England is probably the...er, [[IncrediblyLamePun king]] of this trope. He created an entire church (with him as the boss) in order to get a divorce. his marriage annulled. He had married six wives times in total. ''Technically'', he was only divorced twice...but in total; two other cases, of his solution to an unwanted spouse was rather more...marriages were annulled, three ended in the wife's death (twice with [[OffWithHisHead unhealthy]]. As ''HorribleHistories'' will tell you: "Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived."
a bit of help from Henry]]), and the last ended with Henry's death.
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* One of Marge's sisters on TheSimpsons: Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-[=McClure=]-Anderson-Simpson-D'Amico. She refused to have a CitizenshipMarriage with Apu Nahasapeemapetilon just because his name is too long.
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* One of Marge's sisters on TheSimpsons: ''TheSimpsons'': Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-[=McClure=]-Anderson-Simpson-D'Amico. She refused to have a CitizenshipMarriage with Apu Nahasapeemapetilon just because his name is too long.
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* Millionairess Claire Zachanassian in Friedrich Dürrenmatt's play ''Theatre/TheVisit''. Over the course the play, she divorces her seventh husband, marries and divorces the eighth, and prepares to marry the ninth.
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Three: Carol, Emily and Rachel
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* Henry VIII of England is probably the...er, [[IncrediblyLamePun king]] of this trope. He created an entire church (with him as the boss) in order to get a divorce. He had six wives in total. ''Technically'', he was only divorced twice...but in two other cases, his solution to an unwanted spouse was rather more...[[OffWithHisHead unhealthy]]. As ''HorribleHistories'' will tell you: "Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived."
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* Henry VIII HenryVIII of England is probably the...er, [[IncrediblyLamePun king]] of this trope. He created an entire church (with him as the boss) in order to get a divorce. He had six wives in total. ''Technically'', he was only divorced twice...but in two other cases, his solution to an unwanted spouse was rather more...[[OffWithHisHead unhealthy]]. As ''HorribleHistories'' will tell you: "Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived."
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* Henry VIII of England is probably the...er, [[IncreiblyLamePun king]] of this trope. He created an entire church (with him as the boss) in order to get a divorce. He had six wives in total. ''Technically'', he was only divorced twice...but in two other cases, his solution to an unwanted spouse was rather more...[[OffWithHisHead unhealthy]]. As ''HorribleHistories'' will tell you: "Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived."
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* Henry VIII of England is probably the...er, [[IncreiblyLamePun [[IncrediblyLamePun king]] of this trope. He created an entire church (with him as the boss) in order to get a divorce. He had six wives in total. ''Technically'', he was only divorced twice...but in two other cases, his solution to an unwanted spouse was rather more...[[OffWithHisHead unhealthy]]. As ''HorribleHistories'' will tell you: "Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived."
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* Henry VIII of England is probably the...er, [[IncreiblyLamePun king]] of this trope. He created an entire church (with him as the boss) in order to get a divorce. He had six wives in total. ''Technically'', he was only divorced twice...but in two other cases, his solution to an unwanted spouse was rather more...[[OffWithHisHead unhealthy]]. As ''HorribleHistories'' will tell you: "Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived."
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* Al Calavicci of ''QuantumLeap'' had five wives, three of which are confirmed to have left him in a divorce (or divorce-like circumstances), and one is implied to. Only the first one really "worked": She only left him because she [[YouHaveWaitedLongEnough waited long enough]] after he was declared dead.
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* Mickey Rooney has been married eight times and divorced seven times. He has been living with his eighth wife for 33 years, which is more than the length of all of his previous marriages combined.
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* Gibbs on ''{{NCIS}}'' has three ex-wives, [[spoiler:though he has actually been married [[DarkAndTroubledFlashback four times.]]
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* Zsa Zsa Gabor is currently living with her ninth husband. All of her previous marriages ended in divorce, except one that was annulled.
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* In TheHeartbreakKid, BenStiller character Eddie rushes into marraige with Lila. During the honeymoon, he realizes how mismatched they are and meets another woman Miranda. After many mishaps, both women leave him. Years later, he is settled in Mexico, and Miranda visits him. In the final scene he makes plans to go on a date with her and after she leaves, it is revealed that he is married to a third woman, and possibly is going to divorce her to be with TheOne
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* In TheHeartbreakKid, ''TheHeartbreakKid'', BenStiller character Eddie rushes into marraige with Lila. During the honeymoon, he realizes how mismatched they are and meets another woman Miranda. After many mishaps, both women leave him. Years later, he is settled in Mexico, and Miranda visits him. In the final scene he makes plans to go on a date with her and after she leaves, it is revealed that he is married to a third woman, and possibly is going to divorce her to be with TheOne
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* On ''{{Criminal Minds}}'', Rossi has been divorced three times.
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* On ''[[LawAndOrder Law & Order]]'', Jack McCoy has been divorced twice. Lennie Briscoe also has multiple ex-wives, although the exact number is unknown.
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TheSimpsons: Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-[=McClure=]-Anderson-Simpson-D'Amico. She refused to have a CitizenshipMarriage with Apu Nahasapeemapetilon just because his name is too long.
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Some people just can't seem to make it work. They go through divorce after divorce and never seem to learn their lesson. These characters are typically middle-aged, otherwise successful men, but none of these are requirements. The only requirement is that the character has been through at least two divorces.
There are numerous reasons for a character's marriages to repeatedly fail. Sometimes a [[FriendVersusLover needy best friend]] drives a wedge. Sometimes the character is still to devoted to a lost loved one. Usually, it's because they're simply MarriedToTheJob.
This trope is often part of a character's DarkAndTroubledPast, but it can also be played up for comedy. In both comedies and dramas, the character is often part of a DysfunctionJunction.
Bare in mind that a marriage doesn't necessarily constitute a divorce. If the character has been married twice, but one of the marriages ended in death, it doesn't count.
!!Examples:
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* In the film version of ''JurassicPark'', Ian Malcolm comments at one point that he's always looking for the next Mrs Malcolm. It's implied that all of his marriages ended in divorce.
* The movie ''The Marrying Man'' centered on a couple who married each other and then divorced multiple times over the span of decades. By the end of the movie they are about to get married for the fourth time.
*In TheHeartbreakKid, BenStiller character Eddie rushes into marraige with Lila. During the honeymoon, he realizes how mismatched they are and meets another woman Miranda. After many mishaps, both women leave him. Years later, he is settled in Mexico, and Miranda visits him. In the final scene he makes plans to go on a date with her and after she leaves, it is revealed that he is married to a third woman, and possibly is going to divorce her to be with TheOne
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* Wilson on ''{{House}}'' had been divorced twice at the start of the show. He went through his third divorce in season two.
* Gibbs on ''{{NCIS}}'' has three ex-wives, [[spoiler: though he has actually been married [[DarkAndTroubledFlashback four times.]]
* On ''{{Criminal Minds}}'', Rossi has been divorced three times.
* On ''{{Castle}}'', the titular character has two ex-wives.
* On ''[[LawAndOrder Law & Order]]'', Jack McCoy has been divorced twice. Lennie Briscoe also has multiple ex-wives, although the exact number is unknown.
* Guinan on ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has been married ''23'' times. It's not clear if all these marriages ended in divorce, or if she outlived some or most of her husbands.
* Ross on ''Friends'', had two ex-wives by the end of the series
-->'''Ross:''' I'm gonna go out on a limb here, but No Divorces in '99!
-->'''Monica:''' Aren't you still married to Emily?
-->'''Ross:''' Just The One Divorce in '99!
* John Munch from ''HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' and ''LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' had two ex-wives in his past, married a bartender in Homicide's last season, and had divorced her by the finale movie. There was a reason he always got teamed with Briscoe during crossovers.
* Ron Swanson on ''ParksAndRecreation'' has two ex-wives named Tammy, which is also [[FreudWasRight his mother's name]].
* On ''{{Community}}'' Pierce has been divorced seven times.
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* Tanya from ''MammaMia!''
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* One of Marge's sisters on TheSimpsons. The one who isn't gay.
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* Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-[=McClure=]-Anderson-Simpson-D'Amico. She refused to have a CitizenshipMarriage with Apu Nahasapeemapetilon just because his name is too long.
-->My name's already Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-[=McClure=]. God knows it's long enough without Nahassapeema-whatever.
* Elizabeth Taylor was married eight times including twice to Richard Burton. One of those marriages ended when her husband died but all the other ones ended in divorce.
* Larry King was married eight times, to seven different women. All but the last marriage ended in divorce.
There are numerous reasons for a character's marriages to repeatedly fail. Sometimes a [[FriendVersusLover needy best friend]] drives a wedge. Sometimes the character is still to devoted to a lost loved one. Usually, it's because they're simply MarriedToTheJob.
This trope is often part of a character's DarkAndTroubledPast, but it can also be played up for comedy. In both comedies and dramas, the character is often part of a DysfunctionJunction.
Bare in mind that a marriage doesn't necessarily constitute a divorce. If the character has been married twice, but one of the marriages ended in death, it doesn't count.
!!Examples:
[[AC:Film]]
* In the film version of ''JurassicPark'', Ian Malcolm comments at one point that he's always looking for the next Mrs Malcolm. It's implied that all of his marriages ended in divorce.
* The movie ''The Marrying Man'' centered on a couple who married each other and then divorced multiple times over the span of decades. By the end of the movie they are about to get married for the fourth time.
*In TheHeartbreakKid, BenStiller character Eddie rushes into marraige with Lila. During the honeymoon, he realizes how mismatched they are and meets another woman Miranda. After many mishaps, both women leave him. Years later, he is settled in Mexico, and Miranda visits him. In the final scene he makes plans to go on a date with her and after she leaves, it is revealed that he is married to a third woman, and possibly is going to divorce her to be with TheOne
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* Wilson on ''{{House}}'' had been divorced twice at the start of the show. He went through his third divorce in season two.
* Gibbs on ''{{NCIS}}'' has three ex-wives, [[spoiler: though he has actually been married [[DarkAndTroubledFlashback four times.]]
* On ''{{Criminal Minds}}'', Rossi has been divorced three times.
* On ''{{Castle}}'', the titular character has two ex-wives.
* On ''[[LawAndOrder Law & Order]]'', Jack McCoy has been divorced twice. Lennie Briscoe also has multiple ex-wives, although the exact number is unknown.
* Guinan on ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has been married ''23'' times. It's not clear if all these marriages ended in divorce, or if she outlived some or most of her husbands.
* Ross on ''Friends'', had two ex-wives by the end of the series
-->'''Ross:''' I'm gonna go out on a limb here, but No Divorces in '99!
-->'''Monica:''' Aren't you still married to Emily?
-->'''Ross:''' Just The One Divorce in '99!
* John Munch from ''HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' and ''LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' had two ex-wives in his past, married a bartender in Homicide's last season, and had divorced her by the finale movie. There was a reason he always got teamed with Briscoe during crossovers.
* Ron Swanson on ''ParksAndRecreation'' has two ex-wives named Tammy, which is also [[FreudWasRight his mother's name]].
* On ''{{Community}}'' Pierce has been divorced seven times.
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* Tanya from ''MammaMia!''
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* One of Marge's sisters on TheSimpsons. The one who isn't gay.
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* Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-[=McClure=]-Anderson-Simpson-D'Amico. She refused to have a CitizenshipMarriage with Apu Nahasapeemapetilon just because his name is too long.
-->My name's already Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-[=McClure=]. God knows it's long enough without Nahassapeema-whatever.
* Elizabeth Taylor was married eight times including twice to Richard Burton. One of those marriages ended when her husband died but all the other ones ended in divorce.
* Larry King was married eight times, to seven different women. All but the last marriage ended in divorce.
