Top Reasons for Divorce. Are You Living This?
Suspicious of getting trapped in a marriage that might erode, my friend and I used to joke that we could get our peers to leave a perfectly good relationship. In remaining single, we weren’t necessarily afraid of the infamous “Top Five Reasons” for divorce. It was more of a disinclination to trade freedom for emotional…
Read MorePublic Divorce Records: How to Protect Your Privacy
Privacy is a topic of concern for many, especially as the world moves further into the digital era. Many aspects of our lives are searchable, sometimes even without our knowledge, as certain information is considered public domain. Knowing this, the concern for privacy can make going through a divorce that much more difficult to endure.…
Read More8 Elements of Divorce and War
We often say that a bad relationship or divorce can feel like war. It does. I was looking at a man, face red with rage, justifying his aggression with ideas only he could understand. I saw an entitled man, a self-centered, vindictive, and self-righteous man. He was a man of influence and uncontested power. A…
Read MoreHow Does an Online Divorce Work and Should You Get One?
Many couples look for ways to save time, effort, and money when going through a divorce. Why should spouses overpay if they can avoid expenses? Fortunately, in the 21st century, various tools exist to simplify the divorce process—for example, professional mediation and online divorce. Let’s focus on online divorce help. It sounds tempting; however, many…
Read MoreYour Divorce at Work: To Share or Not to Share?
If you are going through a divorce, you’re almost certainly experiencing strong emotions that might be overwhelming at times. So while your personal life is absolutely none of your employer’s business, if your boss or coworkers will notice that you’re a bit out of sorts, anxious, distracted, sad, or depressed, it may be best to…
Read MoreWhy Is Divorce So Hard to Get Started?
It’s so easy to get the relationship started. Infatuation and love just course along on instinct, never missing a beat. Even when there are stumbles, as there always are, you somehow know how to fill the potholes and move forward. But what happens when those “stumbles” turn into roadblocks, dead ends, and impenetrable traffic jams?…
Read MoreWhat is a Contested Divorce?
When making the decision to divorce, it can be uncomfortable, overwhelming, and downright scary. During a period of time in which you need wise counsel and support from loved ones, it is commonplace to be bombarded with the divorce horror stories of others, which then restrict your ability to make a truly informed decision that…
Read MoreWhat Percentage of Marriages End in Divorce?
No matter what it is, we tend to find what we’re looking for. A hypochondriac will develop symptoms of an illness they think they have. A dubious spouse will find “proof” of infidelity even if it doesn’t exist. Water molecules bloom or decompose depending on the nature of the thoughts directed at them. And if…
Read MoreLife After Divorce: The Grief You Didn’t Count On
There comes a stage in our life after divorce that we’re often not prepared for. It arrives after the legal issues are settled, most of the fighting is over, and we accept the fact of the divorce and its outcomes, they are what they are. At such a moment, we might be thinking we should…
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