Lies in a Relationship: 25 You Might Have Heard or Told

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July 17th, 2022 . Jackie Pilossoph

Everyone lies. Let's face it. Little white lies are told to avoid hurting someone's feelings, lies are told to make things easier, and sometimes people lie and they don't even know why they lied. The other day, I was having lunch with a girlfriend wh...

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Givers and Takers in Relationships

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May 27th, 2022 . Jackie Pilossoph

There are givers and takers in relationships. That doesn't mean that in every relationship, there is one giver and one taker. That might be the case, but a relationship could also have two takers or two givers. Or, more commonly, in every relationshi...

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I’m Having An Affair: Really? How’s That Working Out For You?

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February 20th, 2022 . Jackie Pilossoph

I get a lot of emails from readers who write, "I'm having an affair." They either want to confess because they feel guilty, and/or they want to know if it's going to work out and if so, how. I try not to judge people having affairs because every s...

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My Wife Wants a Divorce: One Man’s Painful Story

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December 3rd, 2021 . Jackie Pilossoph

Divorced Girl Smiling received this comment from a reader. The headline: “My wife wants a divorce.” I have estimated that Divorced Girl Smiling gets about 70% of its traffic from women and 30% from men. So, this article is definitely meant to giv...

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“How Do I Leave My Husband?” Woman Asks

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August 10th, 2021 . Jackie Pilossoph

"How do I leave my husband?" is a question that pops up on Divorced Girl Smiling a lot. I think this is a question that is beyond painful, and a very difficult one. It's really, really, really, really hard to leave someone, no matter what the circums...

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