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doublex Ditch Your Husband, Love Your Life Eat Pray Love and the trope of the woman liberated by divorce. By Jessica Grose Posted Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at 10:00 AM ET Getting divorced was the greatest thing that ever happened to Julia Roberts' character in Eat Pray Love: The aftermath involves getting down with James Franco and Javier Bardem, not to mention copious amounts of gelato and pizza, and, if the trailer is to be believed, finding "your truth" at the "center" of your life. The movie is based on the book of the same name by Elizabeth Gilbert (which has been criticized for glossing over the messier parts of divorce). But who wants mess when you can revive the great '70s film trope: the woman liberated by ditching her husband. To continue reading, click here. Jessica Grose is an associate editor at Slate and the managing editor of DoubleX. She is the co-author of Love, Mom: Poignant, Goofy, Brilliant Messages From Home. Follow her on Twitter here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Why Does Alaska Have So Many Plane Crashes? Slate Labs: The Most Common Names on Facebook Jeffrey Goldberg Is Convinced That Israel Will Bomb Iran. Are You?	Advertisement
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