When a person decides to file for divorce, it can be a liberating thing. But too often, people stay in unhappy marriages “for the kids” and do things that they think will “keep up appearances,” when in reality they could be teaching their children a warped view of personal relationships.…
When you file for divorce against a spouse, there is a good chance that part of the problem lay outside the relationship as well as in. For instance, the old meddling mother-in-law cliche gets passed around a lot because that’s how they can come across many times. For these Redditors,…
Anyone who has ever had to file for divorce knows that the process is seldom easy, even if you’re on the initiating end of it. One of the toughest decisions that I ever had to make in life was that of ending my first marriage. Unfortunately, there comes a point…
Marriages that end with one spouse deciding to file for divorce almost always start with hope and promise. But after a few years of getting used to one another and unknowingly stepping across critical, do-not-go-there lines, the two parties find themselves at an impasse. In order to prevent the inevitability…
For anyone who has ever decided to file for divorce for reasons of infidelity, the idea of being able to empathize with what drove your spouse to commit an act of betrayal may be almost blasphemous. However, it can be a healthy tool in moving on and finding a relationship…
Anger isn’t the most productive of emotions, but it’s a part of everyone’s life. At some point, we have to face the fact that this negative emotion will rear its head in a relationship and that it must be dealt with if one doesn’t wish to file for divorce. A…
Today we have some information that you may want to store away for future reference, especially if you have just decided to file for divorce. If you ever plan to start dating again after the papers are final, you may want to pay special attention to the age of your…
Recently, blogger Elle Chase came to terms with the fact that she wasn’t a size 2 and would, in many circles, be considered a “plus-size,” whatever that means. Admitting that other people’s perceptions of her had her quite uncomfortable in her first physical relationship after she’d decided to file for…
Remarriage is on the rise, according to a new Pew Research poll. In the study, Pew found that 40 percent of marriages today involve at least one party who has previously been part of the decision to file for divorce. Half of that number — 20 percent — are marriages…
In a new post, blogger and therapist Susan Pease Gadoua outlines the keys to a healthy marriage when you realize you are no longer in love with your spouse. The notion is that many people decide to file for divorce when they may not have to, provided they are willing…