*sniff sniff* Do I smell a reconciliation?

Ben Harper and Laura Dern were seen having an intense conversation as they were taking a stroll through the mean streets of Beverly Hills yesterday.

Back in 2010, Ben surprised his then wife and mother of his child with divorce papers, but whether or not the divorce became official was never announced.

The pair did attend the Golden Globes together arm-in-arm last month, so hopefully these two are going to give their romance a second chance.

Source

The Ben Harper-Laura Dern split was just one of several surprising celebrity breakups of late. The reason for this one: Harper lost interest, according to Us Weekly.

Harper “is just not into her anymore,” said a source who spoke to the magazine. “The marriage became a chore — it lost passion and he got bored. He loves their kids (son Ellery, 9, and daughter Jaya, 5) and loves her, but wasn’t in love with her anymore.”

Another roadblock for the pair, who reportedly separated in January: his busy promotional and touring schedule for his new band Fistful of Mercy. “Now he doesn’t have time for her,” the source told Us. “He wants someone in the music world who he’ll have more in common with.”

This just makes me sick. He lost interest!? What the heck! Who said marriage was easy? People are too quick to divorce these days. Of course it’s not as interesting after years of being married. You have to work on it! The fact that he wants to move on and find someone who he’ll have more in common with makes my skin crawl.

I was talking with a couple friends last night about divorce. Statistically, one in five divorce these days. That’s horrible. Absolutely heartbreaking. What makes people stick it out? Why do some couples work through their marriage problems, while others divorce? I’ve always said the only thing that would make me want out of my marriage is infidelity. Other than that – you need to work your shit out
I have two children, and for their sake – the most important thing I can do as a parent is show them what a successful marriage looks like.

No, marriage is not always easy. No, it’s not always fun. But it is possible to be monogamous and have a happy marriage. Marriage requires work. If you put the work into it, it is possible to be happy. To hear that Ben Harper got bored just makes me crazy (yes, there are two sides to every story, I get that). I just think divorce is getting too commonplace.

Are you married? How do you make your marriage work? Have you been divorced – or going through a divorce? Let’s talk about it!

Source