Divorce

It was how she said it that bothered me. — I have nothing against the concept of alimony. When one party is left at a financial disadvantage as the result of a divorce, it only makes sense to provide some kind of transitional support. Both parties need to be able to start their lives over again. My ex and I…

Or at least it was with me. — I’ve started to seriously rethink jealousy since my divorce. I used to think that jealousy was justified. I used to let it penetrate my consciousness. To have some kind of sway over me. Not anymore. I’ve discovered that I don’t need external validation to convince me that I’m worthy of…

It has “de-evolved” to where we are today. — We’d all like to think we live in a world of progress. We have learned from the past, people are living longer, we are smarter, the sharing of information has made us super-human, and we are immune to the myopia of the past. We think, anyway. However, those of us…

Seeing past the shortcomings of my ex-husband. — Going through my divorce, there was a lot of blame on my ex-husband for his affairs and betrayal of his promise. It was easy for me to shift my hurt to the man that once promised me forever. I couldn’t see past his own shortcomings to understand mine. It was…

I Honor Him Because I Honor Myself When I stood as a young bride over three decades ago, never in a million years did I think my marriage would end on the dog pile of divorce statistics. I knew things were unraveling a good 10 years before I was able…

How to embrace change when it’s the last thing you want to do. — Change — it’s one of the inevitable truths of life. We can always count on it, whether we want it or not. And when it comes to divorce, it can turn our world upside down. How do you deal with change when every last cell in your body is fighting…