Tag Archives: Divorce
Life’s Lesson
Last year, I sat in the dark… completely alone. I had not been so alone in almost 15 years. The word DIVORCE was still ringing in my ears and I was alone. You were gone and the bed we once shared looked so foreign. Suddenly, I considered...
The Family Ties
Everyone always wishes to have that perfect family we see on TV. We see a mom and dad still together and the siblings getting along and if they didn’t get along within a 22 minute episode what ever issue that was plaguing the siblings...
Avoid a Breakdown During a Breakup
Maybe you saw it coming, maybe you didn’t. Either way you’re single again. It hurts to say it at first. Single. He charmed you into believing this time was going to be different, he was going to be the one. You have been a couple for...
Laws of Attraction: Mediation over Litigation
When people get married or have children, the last thing they hope for is conflict or divorce. However, in a society where divorce rates are 40-50%, and 41% of births are to unwed women, conflict is just a fact of life. One forum in which people...
Think Before You Rant
Relationship problems. We all have them. Or have dealt with them. Most relationship problems are your garden variety, “Why didn’t you take out the trash/You always hog the remote/You want me to put that WHERE??” type of disputes....
Are Divorcees Damaged Goods
We have all met this person, or are related to this person, or have heard of this person… the (wo)man who has been married and divorced four times, can’t manage to stay in a marriage for more than three years, are ready to jump the...
Glutton for Punishment
I must be a glutton for punishment.
It seems when it comes to relationships I either enjoy pushing people away or just have no idea what the hell I am doing. I have had a few chances with great guys but either push too hard or don’t push...
My Choice to Break Up with a Married Man
I honestly have to say I never thought I would find myself in a situation like this. I have watched it on TV so many times screaming at the TV at women’s stupidity and how she can’t see that he is never going to leave his wife. Then...
To Have and to Hold for the Rest of Your Life or Until I Find Someone Better…
I am turning 29 in December which is a big year. The year before 30 and the year you should have your life planned out to a “T” but here it is, I am turning 29 and I have nothing planned. At my age most have gotten married or are...
I’m Five Years Post-Divorce… Sort Of
I was five when my parents divorced. Both later remarried and had long relationships with my stepparents. My dad was married for 20 years, my mom for 10. Although my biological parents did not last as a couple, I had two immediate examples of...
The New Era of Cheating
Is He or She “The One”?
One of the greatest (if not the best) gifts that life offers is love. As people of this day in age, we require and demand so much of it. Rather love of self or others, we continue to seek and search for it at all...
Single Parent?????
I think I come from a two parent home. My mother swears I come from a single parent home. It’s interesting and I guess we have to agree to disagree.
I don’t have any children and I can’t say that I fully think society’s...
The Breakup Letter
Dear _____________,
We have been married for many years. I have tried to talk to you on several occasions about not growing and accomplishing anything together. I am so tired of talking because no matter what I say, it doesn’t change anything....