Imagine being married since your teens, thinking you built a life together, and then discovering your husband has been ...
When I got divorced, I realized I had to tell everyone, including my neighbor and dental hygienist. I eventually realized I didn't need to spill all the details to everyone. Sometimes, I cry when ...
After four years of separation and divorce, I finally am officially divorced and I’m happier than ever. But it cost me financially. Then six weeks ago, a man hit and totaled my almost-paid-off vehicle ...
Finding happiness after a divorce might seem impossible. The lives they have lived are over. The stress and sadness of the divorce process have been life-sucking. The fear of moving forward can be ...
When I got divorced, I was so scared of being alone that I immediately went on the dating sites. I jumped into a relationship very quickly without realizing we had different values. When that ...
I was used to casual touch and missed it when my 19-year relationship ended, and we divorced. Platonic touch between my friends and me became important when I was touch-starved. My dogs also help me ...
My sister-in-law died five years after her brother and I divorced, but in my mind, I was still married to the rest of the family. They were with me when my mother died and when both of our kids, now ...
In August 2019, my ex-husband moved out of state. I was suddenly a solo parent to my two young sons, then just 2 and 5. My kids and I stayed in the three-bedroom ranch that we had bought before my ...
You may have noticed that I have a new last name. Or, more accurately, I once again have my old last name, the last name I had for the first 28 years of my life. I never really wanted to change my ...
"You and your partner don't walk the dog together anymore?" a neighbor whose name I don't know recently asked me. It has been the better part of a year since my ex-partner walked out and I learned we ...