From a reader: How do I rebuild my life after divorce? I've sunken into a deep depression and feel scared about starting over after divorce at 40. I've been with my husband for over 13 years and I found out that this is the third time he has cheat...
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11 Things Divorced People Want To Say To Our Married Friends
Before I got divorced, I had no idea what I would experience, and what life after divorce would look like. So, that being said, divorced people should remember that all of our married friends have no clue about what it’s like going through a divor...
How to be Independent in Life after Divorce
For many people, one of the scariest things about getting divorced is having to be much more independent. For example, I have a friend who moved right from her parent's house into the home she shared with her husband for 30 years until they got divor...
20 Things I Wish I Could Have Told My Newly Separated Self
As I look back on myself as a newly separated 41 year-old--feeling scared and sad and angry and hopeless and lonely, I realize now how utterly lost I was. Those first several months going through a divorce with two young children were painful and d...
Keep Hating Your Spouse. It’s Really Good For You
Are you one of those divorced people who is really hating your spouse? I mean deep hatred? If so, my advice is: keep hating your spouse. It's good for you. Wait, what?! I mean that in a very very sarcastic way. Let me explain. Several years ago, ...