We've Been Here Before

Raise your hand if you are devastated by last night's announcement from our favorite reality TV couple.

Now, raise your hand if you are surprised.

Really, you should be neither. Because this has all happened before. I kind of think that if you allow your life and your marriage to be run by a TV network and devoured by the ever-hungry American public, you are setting yourself up for failure. Celebrity does not treat a person kindly, and unfortunately people seem to need to learn this the hard way.

I think it's truly tragic that Jon & Kate's marriage has become a casualty of the reality TV craze -- not to mention the dollar signs they probably saw when they signed the contract. I do...nobody deserves this. But I hope somebody is telling them "I told you so."

Awesome article from the AP outlining other reality TV marriages that failed, to put it all in perspective (apologies for the pesky ads):

Reality romance cursed? Check out the track record