Last week a YouTube video showing a man taking his divorce settlement to the extreme surfaced and quickly amassed more than 3 million views. The video was in the German language but entitled “For Laura,” whom the poster claimed was his partner of 12 years. In the text that accompanies…
Adjusting to divorce is a process that can last for years depending on how determined you are to move past it. What you can’t afford to do is avoid certain emotions just because they may seem uncomfortable. That’s why we’ve put together a quick list of the emotions you will…
Human beings have a talent for hurting each other, and nowhere is this more apparent than when discussing a marriage gone badly. Unfortunately, the people who should be closest to each other are the best at inflicting the most damage. Within a divorce, here are some “dirty divorce tricks” most…
Guarantees and certainties are two things that most people entering marriage hope for, but few ever find it. In fact, expecting these out of your relationship can more often than not lead to divorce. That’s because you create unrealistic expectations in your mind for how your spouse is supposed to…
Single parents who find themselves back on the dating scene are often concerned that no one will find them appealing because they have children to worry about. But the reality is that being a single parent can actually make you a great catch as long as you’re committed to the…
There are two types of divorcees — those who learn from the experience and emerge stronger people and those who double down on destructive behaviors and spiral into oblivion — and I can think of no one who wants to be known for the latter. To avoid it, you’ve got…
Jennifer Gauvain, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and author, recently shed light on a study of more than 1,000 divorced women that she conducted in preparation of an upcoming book. Apparently around 300 of the 1,000 respondents admitted that they had serious doubts about the marriage working out before they ever…
Considering that statistics show four in five divorces are wanted by only one spouse, it’s no wonder that divorce carries with it so much heartbreak. One day you think everything is fine, and the next, the person you thought you’d be spending the rest of your life with is wanting…
When a divorce is still fresh on your mind and emotions, it can feel like the end of the world. And nothing that anyone says seems to make a difference. Why is that? Is it that everyone out there has never experienced divorce like you have and so they can’t…
A voice of reason is difficult to find whenever you’re going through a divorce. On the one hand, you’re not ready to listen to one. On the other, the people that are there for you don’t have much experience with divorce or they are negative and reactionary, usually fueled by…