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"  &amp;quot;The reason for this separation is to better understand ourselves and the qualities we need in a partner and for our marriage,&amp;quot; noted a statement on behalf of Courteney Cox and David Arquette. &amp;quot;We remain best friends and responsible parents to our daughter, and we still love each other deeply.&amp;quot; \u2028 Breaking up is hard to do\u2014issuing a statement about the details of said breakup is another story entirely, but it is just one of the many hazards of celebrity courtship. While the Cox-Arquette statement asks &amp;quot;that our friends, family, fans, and the media also show us respect, dignity, understanding, and love,&amp;quot; we all know that it won&amp;#039;t even slightly deter the media from closely tracking and dissecting every scrap of information about the couple. Celebrity pairs are constantly analyzed by the public\u2014in essence, these relationships have become threesomes: her, him, and us.\u2028 \u2028 Given that it&amp;#039;s virtually impossible for a celebrity couple to escape almost constant media attention when they&amp;#039;re dating, one can imagine how much more difficult it must be attempting to escape the media while trying to get over a breakup, with you, your partner, and your partner&amp;#039;s new real or imagined romance splashed all over the cover of every supermarket tabloid. Getting over an ex via the standard methods of moping and ice cream like mere mortals is off the table for most celebrities. They&amp;#039;re required to put on a brave face, hit the paparazzi with a megawatt smile and a totally transformed physique\u2014and in some cases, issue a very public statement about the very private disassembly of their union.\u2028\u2028 Helen Fisher, PhD, an author and the chief scientific adviser for Chemistry.com, believes that most celebrity couples\u2014much like the rest of us\u2014ultimately find new partners similar to their exes. It is unfortunate that their dating history has already been plastered across the celeb mags and sites for all to read and see. It&amp;#039;s already painful enough to have to explain past relationship baggage to a potential mate; what is infinitely more mortifying is having that potential mate have access to your failed relationship r\u00E9sum\u00E9 enhanced with high-res visuals via a simple Google search.\u2028\u2028  Does anyone in Hollywood have a chance at relationship success\u2014or even healing and moving on after a breakup? It seems exponentially more difficult to do so when the world is watching.\u2028 \u2028 The news of the Cox-Arquette trial separation and the Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman split comes on the heels of the very well publicized improprieties and resulting marriage flame-outs of Jesse James, Tiger Woods, and Brett Favre and more than a handful of politicians. Intense media scrutiny of adulterous acts is yet another roadblock to sustained celebrity couplings. Being caught cheating is awful for anyone, but for a celebrity it&amp;#039;s more complex and confusing because the whole world is privy to your indiscretions (or your handling of your partner&amp;#039;s)\u2028\u2028. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a certain type of person that goes to Hollywood. The `explorer&amp;#039; is a risk-taker, spontaneous, energetic, curious\u2014they like to try new things,&amp;quot; explains Fisher. Combine that with the fact that &amp;quot;everyone in Hollywood is good-looking, has lots of money, is used to having things their way, and has lots of opportunity&amp;quot; and they all appear doomed.\u2028 \u2028  This does not stop some celebrities from pursuing other celebrities, often even those with a publicly established track record that&amp;#039;s less than encouraging\u2014Kat Von D clearly knew that Jesse James was married to Sandra Bullock. Fisher says that monogamy does not mean fidelity\u2014it means &amp;quot;one partner.&amp;quot; But maybe we&amp;#039;re being too hard on James\u2014and Woods and Favre? &amp;quot;In the 42 societies that form pairs, you&amp;#039;ll find adultery in all,&amp;quot; says Fisher. &amp;quot;Just as monogamy is natural to humans, so is adultery. We are predisposed to be adulterous. You decide to be or not.&amp;quot; Unfortunately a lot of celebrities have chosen the latter\u2014with all the world watching. \u2028\u2028 Helen Fisher, PhD, is the chief scientific adviser for Chemistry.com and the author of several books, including  Why Him, Why Her? Finding Real Love by Understanding Your Personality Type. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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