Category Archives: Thinking About Divorce

A reader recently wrote to DGS: "My husband cheated on me. Why do I feel guilty for leaving?" Here are are the bullet points of her situation: She was married for 20 years when she found out her husband had two affairs: first he cheated with a good f...

It’s easy to judge someone for getting divorced because of no sex in marriage.It sounds very trivial to some people when they hear about a divorce caused by lack of sex-as if sex is the most important thing to that person and they aren’t grateful...

Several years ago, when I began thinking about divorce, not only was I scared, angry, confused and heartbroken, but I also felt intensely overwhelmed  when it came to understanding the divorce process, how things work, legal documents, and the court...

I get many, many emails from readers who tell me their stories and then asking, "Should I get divorced?" I usually have a pretty good gut feeling on whether or not I think the situation still has hope, and sadly, most of the time, I don’t think so....

Staying married for the kids? Alison Maloni decided not to do that and wrote about it. Here is her guest post, which offers her perspective on why it doesn't make sense to stay in an unhappy married for the children.    A Message to Paren...