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@lawbee11: I was actually coming to post this!

Not surprised.

And there's an ad with Gwyneth on the page now for Restorsea.

Not surprised. Too bad we won't get that juicy Vanity Fair article about her.

@mrsjazz: Me too. She was already pretty full of herself, so some public humility would have been interesting.

@MrsSCB: I momentarily felt bad for them, and then saw the actual announcement with the instagrammed photo and the phrase "conscious uncoupling" and...no. Ugh. No sympathy. Even her divorce is being being GOOP branded.

@Elderberrygin: seriously, I think my eyes just about fell out of my head from rolling so hard...

Not surprised based on all the stuff i heard about their marriage. Still sucks when a marriage fails.

I feel bad for them and their kids.

I GP and my friends all tease me for it. I'm sad for her family.

@MrsSCB: I laughed out loud at your "conscious uncoupling" explanation.

I'm not surprised just because they haven't seemed super happy or close in photos over the past few years. I think it's been a long time coming.

I love her, and always have since Great Expectations and Sideways. It's sad, but I know she'll bounce back.

I feel bad for them and for the kids, but I can't really say I'm surprised. Chris Martin doesn't strike me as they kind of guy who would put up with all her hoity-toity nonsense. He seems much more grounded.

Like I know the guy.

@Lolo: I don't "hate" her, I more find her entertainingly/embarrassingly out of touch with reality. I mean her list of spring clothing "essentials" added up to $500,000. Come on. I just don't find her relatable.

I'm not surprised when anyone famous gets a divorce. I think there are too many factors that make a successful marriage difficult.

@MrsSCB: conscious uncoupling?!?! Oh my - these eye rolls are so hard they are going to give me a headache. Speschul snowflake, you decided to divorce....like everyone else who decides to divorce.

@yoursilverlining: exactly. I'm absolutely not taking any pleasure in the split and I feel bad for them and their kids. But let's just call it what it is: a divorce. Plenty of people do it and manage to be amicable and coparent successfully. It just seems so gwyneth to try to brand it into the unique unicorn of divorces.

@MrsSCB: I can't relate to her clothes either. But there's a lot of different markets out there, and she seems to have found one. Plus I think it's great that she started a business and that it seems to have found an audience.

What I don't really understand is how tough people are on women-owned businesses. A guy I know sells luxury car parts online through Google and makes great money. Nobody says, "I can't relate to buying expensive car parts.". In general, nobody cares about any of my guy friends' businesses - even the customer-facing ones in fashion or retail.

I just see so many female entrepreneurs savaged online for selling products that someone doesn't like. I don't like Jessica Simspon all that much, but am continually amazed at how people keep bagging on her while she has built a billion dollar business.

I couldn't see the GOOP link though (it didn't load), so maybe she killed some babies and posted pictures in which case, I take back all of the above.

@MrsSCB: sorry, only the first paragraph of my response was in response to your post. I should've been more clear about that, I'm sorry.

In general, I do think people are way harder on female-run businesses. I'm in the tech/media sector and I see it a lot. Women have to be successful *and* likable. I don't think people in general hold men to that standard. Good thing, because a lot of the guy entrepreneurs I know aren't that likable.

As for GOOP, I subscribed for a year but just couldn't relate as I too don't have that kind of money to spend. Did she position the site as aimed at the general public? I always figured it was aimed at women with a lot of class and/or money.