Recent post in the Deseret News (Salt Lake City) by Doug Robinson pokes fun at celebrities and their "expert" advice on a whole range of topics from politics to marriage. He says:

"Jessica Simpson once offered marriage advice and reportedly was offered $1 million for a marriage advice book. Uh, this was before she divorced Nick Whatshisname. Looking for more marital advice from the Fidelity Capital of the World? Will Smith and Kate Hudson have dished it out, among many others.

Usually, the maturity level of a movie star seems to be at least a decade behind the rest of the population. How many times do we read about an actress or actor starting a family for the first time somewhere in his or her late 30s or 40s gushing about the joys of parenting and a stable marriage and family life and spending time with the kids and blah blah blah, as if she or he just discovered cold fusion. Yeah, the rest of us figured all that out, oh, somewhere shortly after college."

Well, I have to admit, not sure I figured it out shortly after college but at least thegoldenrulesoflife.com tries to share the advice of the real experts on marriage, couples that have been married 50 years or more.  I  mean, I'm not shy, I have opinions on the subject and some advice of my own to give but I've always said - it's just one guys opinion. So why do celebs feel like their perspective warrants special respect? I truly do appreciate people, celebrities or other people, who want to get involved in the political process but...marriage advice? Really? And even in politics, can't someone say "I like this guy, here is why, but that's just what I think. You make up your own mind." Wouldn't that be refreshing?