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Some people just can't seem to make it work. They go through divorce after divorce and never seem to learn their lesson. These characters are typically middle-aged, otherwise successful men, but none of these are requirements. The only requirement is that the character has been through at least two divorces.
There are numerous reasons for a character's marriages to repeatedly fail. Sometimes a [[Friend Versus Lover|needy best friend]] drives a wedge. Sometimes the character is still to devoted to a lost loved one. Usually, it's because they're simply [[Married to
This trope is often part of a character's [[Dark and Troubled Past]], but it can also be played up for comedy. In both comedies and dramas, the character is often part of a [[Dysfunction Junction]].
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Wilson on ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' had been divorced twice at the start of the show. He went through his third divorce in season two.
* Gibbs on ''[[NCIS]]'' has three ex-wives, {{spoiler|though he has actually been married four times.}}
* On ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', Rossi has been divorced three times.
* On ''[[Castle]]'', the titular character has two ex-wives.
* On ''[[Law and Order|Law & Order]]'', Jack McCoy has been divorced twice. Lennie Briscoe also has multiple ex-wives, although the exact number is unknown.
* Guinan on ''[[Star Trek:
* Ross on ''[[Friends]]'' had three ex-wives by the end of the series.
{{quote| '''Ross:''' I'm gonna go out on a limb here, but No Divorces in '99!<br />
'''Monica:''' Aren't you still married to Emily?<br />
'''Ross:''' Just The One Divorce in '99! }}
* John Munch from ''[[Homicide: Life On the Street]]'' and ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]'' had two ex-wives in his past, married a bartender in Homicide's last season, and had divorced her by the finale movie. There was a reason he always got teamed with Briscoe during crossovers.
* Ron Swanson on ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' has two ex-wives named Tammy, which is also [[Freud Was Right|his mother's name]].
* On ''[[Community]]'', Pierce has been divorced seven times.
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== Theater ==
* Tanya from ''[[Mamma Mia]]''
* Millionairess Claire Zachanassian in Friedrich Dürrenmatt's play ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* Zsa Zsa Gabor is currently living with her ninth husband. All of her previous marriages ended in divorce, except one that was annulled.
* Mickey Rooney has been married eight times and divorced seven times. He has been living with his eighth wife for 33 years, which is more than the length of all of his previous marriages combined.
* [[Henry VIII]] of England is probably the...er, king of this trope. He created an entire church (with him as the boss) in order to get his marriage annulled. He married six times in total; two of his marriages were annulled, three ended in the wife's death (twice with [[Off
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