72 Days of Wedded Bliss?

On Monday, October 31st, word got out that Kim Kardashian's "fairytale wedding" didn't have such a happily ever after, after all.

After what the media and fans alike were labeling, "A fairy tale wedding," reality star Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from husband, Nets player, Kris Humphries, citing "irreconcilable differences," as the reason for the split. With all of the coverage this was getting, I just couldn't resist taking a stab at it(apparently even Humphries found out about his crumbling marriage through the media. Harsh.).

According to E!, the reality star said, "After careful consideration, I have decided to end my marriage."

Don't quote me on this, but I'm pretty sure when Cinderella and Prince Charming said "I Do," it was for forever, not for 72 days. 

Well, 72 days is all it took for this marriage to fall apart. Trending on twitter was the hashtag, #ThingsLongerThanKimsMarriage, where people posted something that laster longer than the star's nuptials. Some clever answers included "the movie Titanic" and the "NBA Lockout,"(which coincidentally has kept Humphries out of work for quite some time).

Another thing apparently longer than Kim's marriage: This article. (Thanks to one of my besties, Jess, for that clever remark).

The two wed in a lavish ceremony on August 20th of this year. The wedding was capitalized on and was made into a four hour special for E! television channel. The special showed all of the planning and drama that went into this wedding, as well as the actual ceremony and reception. According to the Washington Post, the first night of the special "average 4.4 million total viewers," and the second night, "drew an average of 4 million viewers from 9-11 p.m." Viewers seemed to love the in-depth look the special gave on the relationship between Kardashian and Humphries.

Although, perhaps the constant fights on the special, as well as the fact that Kim threatened to walk out, should have been a tip off for the doomed marriage. Kardashian herself says she ended it due to "intuition" and a feeling she had beforehand. Well, if she had this so called feeling, one can't imagine why she'd go through with it.

On her personal blog on Tuesday, Kim wrote, "First and foremost, I married for love. I can't believe I even have to defend this." 

Well, apparently she does, because people are now speculating it was all apart of some clever rouse to keep people interested on everything the 31 year old star does. 

The LA Times writes, "E!, known in some circles as the Kardashian network, denied orchestrating the marriage for the cameras, calling such rumors 'completely false'."

I for one, don't think it was all a ploy, however, the timing of the divorce is a little too convenient for my liking. Kris Jenner has been promoting her new memoir, Kris Jenner...And All Things Kardashian, non stop in every media outlet known to man; and the new season of Kourtney and Kim Take New York is set to debut in November. It's almost as if the timing of this divorce was meant to promote whatever new venture this family undertakes.

Whatever the reason may be, it looks like this media princess may have to keep looking for her prince charming. Luckily, she has her multiple reality shows, clothing lines and endorsement deals to keep her warm at night.