Initial findings...

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries next divorce hearing is this month. But the divorce is taking longer than the marriage even lasted. Why is that? Neither side can agree on calling the relationship an annulment or calling it a divorce.

The televised nuptials. 

Kris Humphries, who is being perceived as the victim by the media, demands an annulment due to his Christian beliefs. Coming from a very religious background and family, Humpries has said that he believes in being married once. He wants to annul the marriage in the idea that it never happened, therefore allowing his next marriage to be counted as his first. Humphries wants an annulment on the account of fraud. He claims that he was taken advantage of and, to the Kardashian clan, the marriage was for publicity (and the 17 million dollars that the televised wedding brought in). A divorce would tarnish his image as a strong Christian man, in his beliefs.

The televised proposal.

Kim Kardashian, on the other hand, wants a divorce (which would be her second one). Frankly, Kardashian can''t afford calling the relationship an annulment, because it would basically agree that the marriage was in fact a fraud.

The televised tears about the divorce.

I don't see how Humprhies can't win this one. The relationship was televised. The proposal was televised. The marriage was televised. And the divorce announcement was televised. All on the Kardashian's reality show. Humprhies fought to keep his marriage intact, while Kardashian didn't. The first Humpries heard of the divorce was the day the media also was informed.

We'll see how this plays out and how both sides can repair their image. The divorce is speculated not to be finalized until 2013.

The tactics Kelsey and I plan on using are tweets, blogs and other social media outlets from the two pertaining to the marriage, and from others (Khloe, Kourtney, Kris Jenner, Kanye West, etc.). We also plan on analyzing entertainment articles and the reality show. Some other celebrity divorce scandals we will be examining will be Arnold Shwarzenegger/Maria Shriver and Charlie Sheen/Denise Richards.

Volunteering practically for the first time did not work in Kardashian's image favor. Many were critical.