16. Several months ago, there was a marathon of the "Newlyweds" episodes, which I never saw when they were first televised. Within 5 minutes, it was obvious that Nick paid little attention to Jessica and was more interested in sports and spending time with his friends. Although she is whiney and they both are immature, he is not ready to be a husband no matter what he says. He actually comes off as being quite insensitive and it was easy to see why the marriage failed. That does not mean there were not issues on both sides as well as problems no one on the outside is aware of, but it was obvious there were some compatibility issues and Nick wasn't breaking his neck to make matters better.

As for their settlement, I don't know why they didn't have a prenup in the first place - no one goes into a marriage thinking it will not work, but the reality is that they sometimes do not. During the marriage, Nick seemed to let his career go by the wayside while he spent her money. Now he's making the effort he should have made then. I don't blame Jessica for not wanting to give-up the money she worked for - Nick spent enough of it while they were together. I certainly don't feel she owes him half of her money - perhaps if he had been a more attentive husband, he still would have a wife.

For those of you who think he is such a great catch, I will remind you of the old adage "you don't really know a person until you live with them." When all is said and done, I doubt if either of them is a prize.

Posted at 1:53AM on Jun 17th 2006 by cew1

17. i think jess use nick to get ahead, she and her family knew with her getting with nick would get her name out there. their marriage was just a business deal too bad nick was not aware he was truely in love. nick seem to be the type that love hard. my word to nick is that this world is circle what goes around comes around and jess will get what is coming to her you will find true love and your partner will love you just as hard as you love. you will have that family that you dream of. do not let jess determine how your life play out. you are a good man and good always win

Posted at 4:08PM on Jun 17th 2006 by dale gregory

18. To be honest I also agree 13 - 15 ... the media should leave both Nick and Jessica alone so that they can come to terms with what has happened.
I love both Nick and Jessica and to me they were a great couple.
It's just not fair (but then again life isn't always fair) to see a couple split like they have.
I to think that Jessica should leave family as family and get a new manager as that was a lot of stress on her marriage as her dad wasn't all that keen on poor old Nick (for what I don't know as Nick seems to be a really lovely person)
Oh well ... I just hope that the day will come and both of them will figure out that they both still love each other madly and kiss and make up.

Posted at 1:14PM on Jun 18th 2006 by Meg

19. you only have a tough time in the limelight if you are a phoney which jessica simpson obviously was
nick on the other hand was the real deal and he is better off without her
he deserves 50% of that money and would be a fool to let her and her incest pappa joe have a dime that man has sold his 2 girls down the river they arent even talented jessica sings and screams and the sister who got caught lipping on saturday night live can not sing to save her life how they both got this far i have no clue
Nick on the otherhand can sing and his new CD which is fabulous proves the talent
i have no respect for the simpson family and i wish they wold go away yeah jessica is pretty so what who cares there is no talent
good luck to nick and i hope his relationship with vanessa really works

Posted at 1:27PM on Jun 18th 2006 by Melissa

20. She has let the fame get to her head and thinks that now that shes up there she doesnt need him anymore. If it wasnt for him and newlyweds show know one would give a crap about who she was. I didnt care for to much but I did like Nick and the show and their relationship made me start to like her and love him even more. Now that I see that she has all this money that she is better than him, whatever. Also she didnt want a prenup when he was obviously the bread winner of the two and now that shes making more than him its a big deal...plz. She would take his ass for all hes worth if the tables were turned why you think she said no to a prenup...for god sakes she stupid.

Posted at 2:26AM on Jun 19th 2006 by Swtdreamz

21. I think nick needs to deal with this, and start dating kim shes a all around girl

Posted at 12:30PM on Jun 20th 2006 by jill

22. Nick should have married Britney, and Jessica should have married Kevin!

Posted at 3:41PM on Jun 20th 2006 by Eddie

23. NICK HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO GOOD FOR JESS.....

Posted at 9:50PM on Jun 22nd 2006 by Stephanie

24. Team Lachey.

Posted at 3:59PM on Jun 24th 2006 by Jen

25. One can't blame Jessica only....NOR can they only blame Nick. Marriage is a 50/50 thing. I don't know that they even tried to work on their marriage. I think Jessica has too many priorities AND they aren't exactly the right ones.

Both were very cute together and loved each other. I wonder if the love was still there when they split. Perhaps if they had taken a trip for awhile where no one would find them and get away from friends, family, and paparazzi they could have made some progress with their marriage.

All I can say to them now is to think about what they REALLY want in life and to treat each other with respect. Good luck to the both of you.

Posted at 7:25PM on Jun 25th 2006 by mlm

26. nick deserves half of everything.....who was jessica before marrying nick.......he helped put her name out there....geez just listen to her music.....most of it is just remakes of other ppl's music.....she hasnt any talent

Posted at 11:17AM on Jun 29th 2006 by team lachey

27. Jessica is out of control and she will soon realize that no other man will treat her like Nick did. All the men in hollywood just want a piece of her ass. No man in his right mind would marry her and become part of the simspon perverted clan. Nick had no idea what he was getting into. I used to like her, but she has changed.. All she cares about is money and becoming more popular. She is so different than when she started.... little christian girl and now she just wants to be known for showing off her chest. I hope her sister Ashlee does not follow in her sisters footsteps. What Jessica should have been doing is getting a divorce from her creepy father. I hope nick does not look back and when she come knocking on his door for a 3rd chance he just shuts her down.

Posted at 12:42PM on Jul 1st 2006 by Nick Fan

28. JESSICA IS A STUPID B.NICK I LOVE YOU SO MUCH,JESSICA NEEDS TO CRY EVERYDAY ALL DAY.

Posted at 12:39AM on Jul 17th 2006 by DARVY

29. wow alot of messages on this topic. i have to say that i love nick lachey. always have since 98 degrees first came out. he is so down to earth and his family reminds me of mine. nice, respectful, hardworker, etc. and when he met jessica i was truely happy for both of them. she was pretty, seemed nice, and she could sing. she is still all those things but i think her father is like brain washing her. he needs to stop being so controlling and money hungry and just let his daughter be happy. he is seriously going to make jessica miserable because you know she is doing all this just to make papa proud. but now she isn't being herself anymore and if she continues on this track then her music career will be over very soon. Jess i know u made mistakes and u will never get Nick back but start living your life for yourself. make ur own choices instead of doing what daddy thinks is right. that is the only way u will truely be happy and u can move on. being happy is more important then having money and Nick and his family understand that. when are u going to understand that too? and i don't blamb nick for trying to move on. it's perfectly normal and healthy. it doesn't mean he never loved jessica or that he is over it. she will always be a part of him even though they probably wont get back together.

Posted at 12:53AM on Jul 24th 2006 by Linda

30. I was just wondering what happened to both of their Christian beliefe's? She was was so adament about remaining a virgin until she got married, because of her beliefe's and they said their marriage vows in front of God and their family and friends, and when private matters that are between them and God became difficult, they took the easy road of divorce. Marriage is work. There will be times when it will be especially difficult, but it is also a beautiful commitment, that is worth the time, energy, the faith and dedication to not only remain faithful to your spouse, but more importantly to God. People say marriage is 50-50, but I beleive it should be 100-100.
Anyhow, I do hope all the best for both of them. Healing and happiness to all.

Posted at 8:00PM on Aug 1st 2006 by Vero