Contemplating Divorce
Should I divorce? Should I stay for the kids? How will I survive?
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Why Women Leave Men
If we’re trying to understand why women leave men they love—often digging up their roots after years of emotional cultivation—maybe we should first ask what we’re seeking from a long-term, committed relationship to begin with. Both women and men seek marriage and other forms of partnership. The search isn’t exclusive to those of us with…
Read MoreThe Signs of Divorce and How to Spot Them
Divorce can sometimes feel like it comes out of the blue—one day you are “happily married,” and the next, your spouse is asking you to sign on the dotted line. The world you’ve built together seems like it’s falling apart. Other times, there are clear signs of divorce, ones that you may have noticed and…
Read More7 Last-Ditch Efforts to Save Your Marriage When Divorce Appears on the Horizon
A healthy marriage takes work. There’s no questioning that. It requires balancing schedules, maintaining a home, and dividing and conquering whatever life throws your way. And when you add kids into the mix, dealing with all of that can become a full-time job. Maintaining your marriage can quickly slip into a need to save your…
Read MoreThe Divorce Process: What You Must Know as a Woman
We work with smart women, and because you’re here, we know you’re one of us. During the divorce process, we also know that sometimes, smart women believe they can outthink their pain, outlogic it. If their pain were a landmark on a map, a deep river splitting the ground in two, they’d lose whole days…
Read MoreThe Reality of Divorce in New York
People know New York for its glitz, glamour, and grit. Everything is loud, over-caffeinated, and fast-paced. For some who experience the loneliness of all this, there can be the feeling of being left out, of never being enough, of someone else always lining up to take your place you. But despite all of this, or…
Read MoreShould I Get a Divorce?
If you’ve read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up or recently started watching the Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, based on the book, then you know Marie’s method is simple: throw out everything that doesn’t “spark joy” and organize whatever’s left. I’ve been thinking lately that if you’re considering divorce, it’s not a…
Read MoreWhat is an “Emotional Divorce” and the Top Reasons for One?
The 10 Most Common Reasons for Divorce
Every relationship is unique, but when it comes to the end of a marriage, women’s reasons for divorce often have common overarching themes.
Read MoreOverthinking When to Leave Your Husband
You have a bad fight or a bad day with your husband—or more likely, you’ve had a series of them. So many thoughts race through your mind, but there’s one that stands out the most: I want a divorce. Sometimes this thought surprises us so much that we can’t be sure we really had it…
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