Laura Lifshitz recently took on the theme of grieving your divorce for YourTango, and it’s a sobering reminder of what happens when the finality of calling it quits soaks in. Lifshitz, normally a funny lady, goes a much more poignant path with her reminiscing as she struggles to come to terms with the fact that […]
A second marriage isn’t something that you want to enter into lightly when you’ve lived through the pain of divorce. While you probably already know that, you still may not be asking the right questions of your new spouse-to-be. To avoid any messy “I do” re-dos we suggest sitting down and having a conversation. Then, […]
It may not seem like it when you’re going through the rough spot, but there really are a lot of positive divorce outcomes if you hang in there and fight for them long enough. Thing is, you may already be experiencing some of these outcomes and not even be aware of them. That’s okay. It […]
In a recent article for Huffington Post, licensed social worker Terry Gaspard went over the 7 reasons why it may be a good idea to stay single in spite of the fact that most people have a fear of being alone. “The first step in facing your fear of being alone is shrugging off any […]
The experience of blogging can be used for both personal and commercial purposes. Chances are if you’re blogging about divorce, you’re going to get quite personal, but there are some things you need to keep in mind regarding the dos and don’ts. Today we’re going to talk about each area. Dos of Blogging About Your […]
Healing from a divorce is quite tricky because of the nature of healing itself. Think about a cut. At first, it bleeds and bothers you somewhat intensely. Then, it starts to scab over, indicating the process of healing has begun. Next, you pick off the scab and it bleeds some more. This process might be […]
Recently, AARP dating expert Ken Solin dropped by Huffington Post to discuss the differences between men and women when it comes to online dating after the age of 50. As the news site notes, more and more single people are using the Internet to create a love connection later in life, “but there’s a clear […]
If you are in the process of going through an online divorce, then you may not even want to think about getting remarried. After all, aren’t the odds of “making it” supposed to get worse with each subsequent marriage after the first? Well, yes and no. Yes, they do get worse because the majority of […]
Long distance relationships have their place. Sometimes two people have to be apart — for purposes of relocation, for instance — but for the most part, they’re very difficult and only serve as a temporary situation or a means to an end. But at our online divorce site, we’ve seen readers utilize the concept to […]
Blogger Lori Perkins recently brought up a topic that every person who has experienced a divorce will connect with at some point in the healing process — when to quit calling yourself “divorced” and to start calling yourself “single.” Perkins writes: “I don’t feel that my terminated marriage defines me any longer, nor should it. I […]