In Hollywood, at least, love does not appear to be in the air. A wave of high-profile actor couples split up this week: Scarlett Johansson, GQ's "Babe of the Year," and Ryan Reynolds, People's "Sexiest Man Alive," have separated after two years of marriage; High School Musical stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens ended their "Disney-facilitated romance"; and married "Dexter" stars Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter are calling it quits. Overseas, actress-model Elizabeth Hurley — who's been spotted kissing a cricket player — announced that she and husband, businessman Arun Nayar, were also parting ways. Why are so many celebrity couples breaking up at once?
It's a question of destiny, not timing: Face it, "very few Hollywood couples last," says Jenna Goudreau in Forbes. Typically, their jobs force them to travel all the time and "long-distance relationships rarely succeed," even for "these shiny people."
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