MILAN, Italy, May 15, 2010 (AFP) -Divorce, once a taboo topic in mainly Catholic Italy, has become a growth industry as increasing numbers emulate their flamboyant prime minister, in the throes of his second marital split.A weekend trade fair on the subject, the first of its kind here, came just as Silvio Berlusconi was finalising a bulging pay packet for his future ex-wife, who will receive 300,000 euros (380,000 dollars) a month in alimony.
The fair, fittingly held in Berlusconi's native Milan, offered one-stop shopping for unhappy spouses, including divorce lawyers, dating services, seduction coaches and party ideas for those in the mood to celebrate a break-up.
“For many people, divorce is the end of everything, while here you can think of it as a new starting point,” said Rodolfo Due, one of about 1,000 visitors to the two-day fair who said his parents were divorced and that he came “out of curiosity”. |
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