Tag: life after divorce

Happily ever after is pretty much how every romantic comedy movie or chick lit novel ever made or written ends. This includes the 2001 Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey movie, "The Wedding Planner," which happened to be playing last weekend at t...

It's easy to look at divorce as a really, really sad, horrible loss, and I agree that it is. But believe it or not, there are some good things that come with getting divorced. There are pros and cons of divorce. What many men and women (especially...

When two people get divorced, both hopefully spend some time reflecting on the mistakes they made, which I believe is really healthy in the healing process, and crucial in moving on after divorce.  I'll even go so far as to say that people who don't...

My friends, family and society, in general are putting dating pressure on me. Why is it almost expected that a divorced woman fall in love again, or even WANT to fall in love again? Isn’t that what got us into trouble last time?!   I don’t...

  Being over 40 and divorced can make someone feel like life's pretty much over. I should know. Separated at 41, I remember thinking, "Since I'm old and no one's going to want me, I'm just going to focus on my kids." It was like it was just o...