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Hearing about the upcoming divorce of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston upset me far more than I ever would have guessed.

Most of the time, I don’t care when I hear about celebrity unions or break-ups. Sure, it’s interesting to wonder what the heck Britney Spears was thinking marrying Kevin Federline or even making a bet with co-workers on when they’ll break up. I’m not even aware why I care about the 'Brad and Jen' break-up, but I really believed they were a Hollywood couple who would stay together. They both seemed nice in real life, and they were obviously a very attractive couple. I felt embarrassed to care even a little, but I had several friends who confessed to also being upset.

Scouring the tabloids, I looked for answers of how this beautiful couple could get a divorce. Yes, I found myself reading everything I could get my hands on about the divorce. It’s shameful, really. “They” say that the reason for the break-up was that Jennifer wasn’t ready to be a mom, and Brad desperately wanted to start a family. One can see why, since he’s 41 and she’s 35. My gynecologist told me that chances of conception decrease significantly after the age of 35. If he’s already 41, one could also see how he would want to start a family before he gets too old. The other rumor I heard was that Brad and his Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie were having a wild affair. The only people who know for sure are the Pitts, but many of us just can’t stop speculating.

I found myself wondering if they discussed having children before they married. You would definitely think they would before tying the knot. Did they have vague plans for children sometime in the future or a solid five year timeline? I feel that in the early stages of dating, marriage and children should be discussed. The trick is to bring up these subjects without coming across as a psychopath. If you’re someone who wants to be a parent eventually, it is important to be with a partner who also has those goals. I’ve seen interviews with Jennifer and Brad where they talk about wanting to have a baby. I can also understand why Jennifer would want to work on her career at this point. If she really wanted to wait for children, why couldn’t he wait a little longer?

Despite the rumors I have read, I just do not believe that Angelina Jolie was responsible for their break-up. It seems more like the traditional Hollywood story that the break-up must be from infidelity. Angelina Jolie is so sexy it’s easy to believe that she could have stolen him away from Jennifer. She claims to have been nothing more than a shoulder to cry on, but maybe they did have an affair. I believe that affairs are symptoms of an unhappy marriage, not the cause. Infidelity seems to make more sense than the perfect couple not agreeing on when to have children.

Hollywood is unreal when it comes to relationships. It appears that people fall in and out of love as often as they film a new movie. It’s more surprising when a marriage works in Hollywood than when it ends. What I find disturbing is the realization that this could happen to me. If the “perfect couple,” with their tan skin, highlighted hair, and unimaginable wealth can break up, it can happen to anyone. It also proves that there are no "perfect couples," no matter how much we might want to believe in their existence.