Posts Tagged ‘divorce and emotions’
The Apologetic vs. Unapologetic Woman
Look around. There is a tidal swell of social change that’s rising because women are looking at themselves differently. We are putting more value in our own perspective on ourselves, rather than focusing on what others think. Looking at divorce differently, too—as a means of leveraging possibility and coming through the heat of it with…
Read MoreWill the Pain of Divorce Ever Go Away?
Sitting down with this question for the first time, my immediate response was a smile that I felt in my solar plexus. Will the pain of divorce ever go away? Of course it will—no hesitation there. But that doesn’t mean that leaving or being left by a spouse and coming to grips with the aftermath…
Read MoreHow to Prepare for Divorce If You Are a Stay-At-Home-Mom
When you have built your life around your relationship and family—even considering leaving that life behind can make you feel like a complete fraud. So how do you prepare for divorce if you are a stay at home mom? (Or STAHM.) When, sometimes, it seems like the real question you’re asking yourself is less should…
Read MoreHow Long Does It Take to Get Over a Divorce? And 4 Signs You are On Your Way
There’s a saying about getting over someone—that it takes half the time you spent together to truly move on. That means six months of wallowing for a year-long relationship—time that might drag on endlessly, or time that might fly by faster than you can blink. But for longer relationships? Those marriages that have spanned years…
Read MoreHow to Stay Calm Managing Conflict in Divorce
Divorce is a stressful process. There are battles—custody, among many others—which take negative emotions to new heights. Managing conflict in divorce is tricky. One wrong turn and you’re headed down resentment road. It’s natural to get frustrated even while trying to be calm and cool. When a marriage ends, you have to make so many…
Read MoreWhy Is My Ex Remarried Already?
If you’re a recently divorced woman, then here are the things you’re likely focusing on: self-improvement, just getting through this painful chapter so you can move forward, reconnecting with old friends and finding new ones, and well, dating, eventually. Unanswered questions and half-formed plans may be swirling throughout your mind, but something you weren’t expecting…
Read MoreWhy Divorce Hurts
I think if you ask a woman why divorce hurts so much, she’d probably ask you in return, “Um, how much time do you have?” But there’s also the chance that she might recoil from you—unless you’re her close friend or a family member and you have a large tub of ice cream nearby—because of…
Read More6 Crazy Facts That Increase Your Risk of Divorce
We romanticize our relationships, ignoring all the divorce facts and advice out there in favor of writing our own story. That story is the one you pull out when a friend, family member, or coworker asks you that dreaded question: what happened? It’s a question that’s almost impossible to answer because relationships are not linear,…
Read MoreWhy 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…
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