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The vast majority of people I talk to work hard at their marriage. They respect their vows. They look for ways to resolve the challenges. Many of them held the view that, ’divorce is not an option.’ Then something happened. In the moment of that something, they see for the first time that divorce may [...]
Today I’d like to introduce you to another brave and courageous lady who goes by the name Two Kids and A Fish. Her story is one of escaping domestic violence and doing her best to break the cycle of violence so her daughters don’t suffer the same fate. Two Kids and a Fish met her [...]
Esther Adler didn’t leave her abusive marriage earlier in part because she didn’t realize she had options, she didn’t see or wasn’t ready to accept that she was being emotionally abused. I asked her what happened to change that, how did she know it was time to end her marriage? Here’s Esther: [contemplate1] I bartered [...]
Many women have shared how there was a single moment or incident when they knew their marriage was over, when they knew they had to leave. Here’s IronSpineSally’s moment: [contemplate1] For me, it was a conversation that we had on the couch, where he told me he resented me for pretty much everything. I remember [...]
When Andrea hired a private investigator to follow her husband she didn’t think she’d find out anything new: the women’s underwear was evidence enough that he was cheating. So when the PI told her she was married to a crossdresser, she didn’t believe him yet it soon became clear to her that it was time [...]
When Andrea’s friend said she thought Andrea’s spouse was cheating, she couldn’t believe it. She knew the marriage was in deep trouble: he was restricting her access to money, they were fighting, there was no intimacy and his behavior was just plain odd. Truly, he was so difficult to live with, Andrea just couldn’t imagine [...]
After their disastrous, supposedly romantic getaway to New York, for Lisa the marriage was over but may be not for her husband. He made a last attempt to keep her in the marriage by finally telling her why it was a sexless marriage. Here’s Lisa: We got back from New York and I called my [...]
When I’m interviewing a guest, I usually start by asking them to give the background to their marriage and divorce, just basic details like how long they’ve been divorced, how old they were when they got divorced, how many children they have and so on. The question that most people struggle with is the length [...]
Today, I’d like to introduce you to my next guest, Grace Adams (@GraceAdamsLive) who writes the wonderful blog Looks Great Naked. At the time her divorce was final, Grace had been married for over nineteen years although she says six or seven of those years don’t really count as being married. She has three children [...]
One reason why divorce is painful is the feeling of rejection, rejection by your partner who’s chosen to pay more attention to something else. That something else can be a multitude of things, drugs, alcohol, a sport or pastime, work, even your children. When there are third parties involved, I believe the rejection can be [...]
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