Marriage and Divorce

How to know when the time has come for a divorce? Have you ever been in any situation when you know there’s coming a time when you must move on…be it a job, a friendship, a family feud, etc.? I…
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Divorce is a process and experience that produces a number of various effects on an individual, both negative and positive. On the one hand, it can certainly be one of the most devastating and painful occurrences in a person’s life,…
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I’m a Lawyer and a Social Worker. I’ve worked in the area of Family Law for 30 years. Along the way. I’ve seen, over and over agian, the madness that begins after parents separate. Of all the mistakes that people…
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Before You Say I Do Before you decide to walk down the isle to exchange vows with a new partner you may want to ask yourself some very important questions. The answers to these questions will help you decide if…
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Danielle was best friends with her sister-in-law. Watching her brother and sister-in-law end their three-year-marriage is tough enough, but having to “divorce” Toby has been even tougher. Danielle tells it this way: “My former sister-in-law and I were roommates in…
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So this week’s mail collection included two wedding shower invites, 2 wedding invitations, 1 baby shower invite and one that took me completely off guard. I got a Le Divorce Party invite. It was a simple white invitation with a…
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If this is the first article you are reading of mine, know that there are 4 more before this one that lay the groundwork for this topic. You do not have to have read them to enjoy and learn from…
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Making the decision to divorce can be a road littered with enormous doubt. How can you be sure you’re doing the right thing? First, be realistic. Being completely sure might not come for several years, as your life rebuilds and…
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It’s been said that marriages take work, but good marriages take more work. This is so true! Yet, how often do we allow our marriages to take a backseat to other things in our lives and see them suffer as…
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Divorce is never easy, no matter who wants it and who doesn’t. You are losing a part of yourself, that part that was given to your spouse as you shared a life and a love. You may feel disillusioned about…
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This article is about a survivor of Post Marital Stress (PMS) disorder who created a new meaning for the famous PMS acronym. This was accomplished many years ago when she was trying to humorously describe the feelings she was going…
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A divorce in progress rocks the foundations of any social group. Some people take sides; some try to remain neutral; others resort to avoidance. No matter what you choose to do, one thing is certain: things will never be the…
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As many readers know, I serve on my church’s counseling team. When our pastor recently announced in church that his wife was filing in for divorce, everyone was shocked. Divorce among pastors is rare, particularly because they are often so…
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This is how I dealt with my home alone blues and still do. Take time for yourself. Lots of times we get so caught up in day to day things that we tend to forget about ourselves. Someone had once…
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Moving on to a new life after a divorce is essential in the promotion of healing some of its damaging effects. Admittedly a painful experience, divorce can also be a renewal and rebirth of sorts. There are a few keys…
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If you read the authors’ article, When Divorce Hurts Too Long, you know that the author of that article coined the term Post Marital Stress (PMS) disorder. The first article describes PMS and indicates that if someone is 2-3 years…
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In today’s day and age, it seems as though divorce is almost as common as seeing that familiar “Starbucks Coffee” sign on every corner, still, for most people, divorce is not something that is planned for, and thus it is…
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Comedian Robin Williams once said, “Ah, yes, divorce … from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.” While extreme, it is an unfortunate perspective shared by many men when faced with the emotional and…
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I am very reflective and positive on everything life throws at me, so I believe everyone should be like that. The easiest way to get over your ex is to learn from that mistake of a relationship and move on…
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How I Dealt With My Rage More often then not, when couples reach the stage of divorce, anger is a big part of the picture. Anger twists your emotions in many different directions. Because of that, it is wise to…
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Divorce – you never wanted it and you may not have even seen it coming. Your partner has decided that they no longer want to be with you. It is not always the case that both spouses are through with…
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I stood frozen in the aftermath of my divorce. I was grief stricken and confused. My identity, the person I was before marriage, had apparently been sequestered somewhere in the depths of my soul, lost to a man who worked…
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Starting over yet again doesn’t have to cause panic and confusion. You have cried until you have no tears left; screamed until you lost your voice and wanted to give up. Somehow you managed to pull through it all. Now…
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When you realize that you are the only one left that still wants your marriage to work things can become difficult both physically and emotionally. Your spouse has asked for a divorce and you feel blindsided by the news. Emotional…
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Healing after the emotional pain accompanying divorce takes time. It doesn’t happen over-night however much you want it to and it can be a difficult process. Most divorces are loaded with much anger, grief, guilt and disappointment. Healing cannot be…
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After the divorce: A list of ways to move on and find a new life 1. Forgive Before you can move on, you must do some forgiving. It’s not as easy as it seems, but with forgiveness, you will finally…
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You feel like your world is coming to an end and the empty, stabbing feeling in your heart will never leave. You cried for days and now you can’t find the tears to comfort you. Hollow and empty feelings are…
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The most important thing to succeed as a divorced parent is to be open and honest with the children. They do not need the details of your divorce or hear bad comments or stories about your ex, but you should…
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Divorce is a very difficult time for a family, even if it is a “friendly divorce”. With over fifty percent of alol marriages ending up in divorce court today, there are a great deal of families that are dealing with…
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Figuring out what really happened to cause a divorce is almost impossible. Sometimes both people they will try to prove that they are doing the right thing by saying all kinds of horrible things about each other. They each have…
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