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A new movie, "Confessions of a Shopaholic", to be released next year is based on a novel with the same title, by Sophie Kinsella. Kinsella has written a series of books and all have been optioned by a Hollywood studio.

According to an article in oneindia.com , the latest actors to sign on to join Isla Fisher in the cast of "Confessions of a Shopaholic" are Joan Cusack and John Goodman.

Movie.com sums it up:

"All Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) wants is to get a job writing for a major fashion magazine, but no matter what she tries she just can't get even get an interview. Instead, she becomes an advice columnist for a new financial magazine that's published by the same company. Surprisingly, her writing is an instant hit and she becomes the toast of New York City. While living the good life, Rebecca constantly fears that if her secret life as a shopping addict with a mountain of debt behind her is ever exposed, she'll be ruined forever."

"Confessions of a Shopaholic" adds humor to what might ordinarily be a difficult topic. Definitely a movie to look forward to.

 

 
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According to an article in the Guardian , Britons are spending 60 pounds (the equivalent of a about 120 US Dollars a month on secret affairs. According to website, IllicitEncounters.com, there are an estimated 260,000 people who are having secret affairs, and this adds up to a significant amount of money spent on secrecy. The "affair economy" could rise to more than 700 million pounds per year.

Apparently, people are choosing to have affairs rather than file for divorce. No doubt about it, divorce is difficult for everyone involved, particularly children. It seems that living a secret life is preferrable to many than to go through the rocky road of splitting up permanently.

IllicitEncounters.com questioned 1,287 people during June on their habits. The article in the Guardian quotes some of the startling statistics below:

"Once an affair was underway, most couples met and spent the night together an average of 1.64 times a month."

"Around a quarter of men paid for the full cost of the encounter, something that just 5% of women did."

"On average, men picked up two-thirds of the cost of the encounter, with women generally making a contribution towards drinks, cabs and entertainment such as cinema tickets."

Keeping secrets, whether to protect themselves from the wrath of an angry spouse, or to prevent an unwanted divorce can have negative effects, can be downright harmful and unpleasant at the very least.

Secrets have a way of affecting our lives even if things seem to be under control. Revealing secrets anonymously online can be a way to start the process of getting to know your own motivations.