History Main / DivorceIsTemporary

* Painter Creator/JacquesLouisDavid married Marguerite Pécoul in 1782 and they had four children together. However in 1793, during the French Revolution as a member of the National Convention, David voted for the execution of King Louis XVI, causing Marguerite to divorce him. However, when David was imprisoned between 1794 and 1795, his wife returned to him, they remarried in 1796, and remained together until his death in 1825.

* ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'': One of the premises of the Neil Simon comedy was that both male leads -- Felix Unger and Oscar Madison -- were divorced. While Oscar continued to have a stormy relationship with his ex, for Felix (at least in the TV adaptation), his divorce from ex-wife Gloria ''was'' temporary, and the two were re-married in the series' finale, aptly titled "Felix Remarries."

* Played with in ''Film/TheOtherWoman''. Emilia's parents wind up together again. She and Jack might. Much to William's dismay, this doesn't happen with his birth parents when Jack and Emilia split.

* In ''Film/LiarLiar'', Fletcher and Audrey get back together in the final scene. They of course ask their son if he made another birthday wish to cause it. In this example, Fletcher at least underwent a massive personality change.

* Intentionally subverted with ''Film/MrsDoubtfire''. The {{executive|meddling}}s wanted a happy ending, but the writers felt it would be a disservice to real children with divorced parents and pulled a WriterRevolt. The film even ends with a voiceover stating that sometimes divorced parents get back together... but sometimes divorce is really the best option for everyone involved.

* On ''Series/{{Monk}} this was done (off-screen) as a way to put Sharona [[PutOnABus on a bus]] back to New Jersey after Bitty Schram left the series]].

* The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue and documentary for ''Film/AnimalHouse'' reveals that Boon and Katy got married, and then divorced...and then got remarried, and then re-divorced, and then re-remarried.

As this is a ending trope, '''Unmarked Spoilers Ahead!'''

This trope is what makes ComedyOfRemarriage possible. See also FirstFatherWins for the fate of anyone new the mom dates post-divorce. Often brought about by a [[KidsPlayMatchmaker 'Parent Trap' Plot]]. Often a result of StatusQuoIsGod. Compare RelationshipSalvagingDisaster.

* In ''Doctor Sally'' by Creator/PGWodehouse, Lord "Squiffy" Tidmouth and his [[FirstGirlWins first wife]] Lottie [[ComedyOfRemarriage get back together]] after each has [[SerialSpouse married one or more other people in between]].

* In ''[[Literature/MegLangslowMysteries Murder With Peacocks]]'' Meg's mom and dad had "[[LoveWillLeadYouBack the world's most]] [[AmicableExes amiable]] [[FootDraggingDivorcee divorce]]" and, after an [[SpeakNowOrForeverHoldYourPeace aborted]] [[ParentWithNewParamour remarriage]] on her mom's part, her parents [[WhyWasteAWedding decided not to waste the wedding]] and [[FirstFatherWins retie the knot]] [[ComedyOfRemarriage then and there]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' uses this trope with [[TheFairFolk Oberon and Titania]], but for immortals "temporary" can mean "1,001 years," during which time [[ComedyOfRemarriage they both had relationships and children]] with other people. It's also implied that Titania had a lot of CharacterDevelopment over that time, since Oberon's stated reason for the divorce was her immaturity and cruelty to mortals. Yes, ''[[AGodAmI Oberon]]'' said this.

* In ''Fanfic/{{Divorced}}'', Zelda and Ganondorf separated due to marriage issues. A few years later, they end up meeting again for diplomatic reasons. The story is about the two getting back together.

* [=NeNe=] Leakes of [[Series/TheRealHousewives The Real Housewives of Atlanta]] and husband Gregg divorced in 2011 but remarried two years later.

* In an extreme example, [[Film/ABeautifulMind John]] and Alicia Nash first married in 1957 but divorced 6 years later due to his battle with schizophrenia. They later resumed their relationship in TheNineties remarrying in 2001. Both were tragically killed in an car accident in 2015.

* [[Film/ABeautifulMind John]] and Alicia Nash.

* Music/{{Pink}} and Carey Hart separated for several months, but never finalized the divorce and eventually got back together and now have a daughter.

* Happened with Wrestling/TedDiBiase's parents, Helen Hild and Ted Wills (Ted's birth name is Ted Wills Jr.). They split up and Helen got into professional wrestling, where she met Iron Mike DiBiase. They married, they had a son and Mike adopted Helen's two sons from her previous marriages. Mike died in 1969, and Helen was so devastated her parents asked ex-husband Ted to come see her, leading to the two remarrying.

* ''Film/WhatAGirlWants'' plays this with Libby and Henry. Apparently nearly twenty years of estrangement can be fixed with one magical evening at the ball. Justified in that the split was due to a lie of Henry's EvilMentor rather than any actual problems between the two, and once said mentor is out of the picture they can try again without his interference.

This trope is what makes ComedyOfRemarriage possible. See also FirstFatherWins for the fate of anyone new the mom dates post divorce. Often brought about by a [[KidsPlayMatchmaker 'Parent Trap' Plot]]. Often a result of StatusQuoIsGod.

* In ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', Peter and Mary Jane's marriage was [[CosmicRetcon retconned out of existence]] in the infamous ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' storyline. Ten years later ([[ComicBookTime in real time]]), they finally got back together in [[NickSpencersSpiderMan 2018 when Nick Spencer began his run on the title]]. [[spoiler:In issue #29 of the volume, Peter is forced to miss seeing MJ off on her flight to LA. She assures him over video chat that it's fine, but it's revealed to the audience that he was planning on re-proposing to her had he been there. He tells himself "Maybe some other day", suggesting that the two may have their marriage restored sometime in the near future.]]

* In ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'', Peter and Mary Jane's marriage was [[CosmicRetcon retconned out of existence]] in the infamous ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' storyline. Ten years later ([[ComicBookTime in real time]]), they finally got back together in 2018 when Nick Spencer began his run on the title. [[spoiler:In issue #29 of the volume, Peter is forced to miss seeing MJ off on her flight to LA. She assures him over video chat that it's fine, but it's revealed to the audience that he was planning on re-proposing to her had he been there. He tells himself "Maybe some other day", suggesting that the two may have their marriage restored sometime in the near future.]]