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If you’re unlucky enough to have a difficult ex after divorce then one of the most perplexing, time-consuming puzzles may be trying to understand or rationalize their behavior. There’s the argument that you shouldn’t try. Just accept it for what it is because the only thing you can control is your own behavior and reactions. Conversely, understanding [...]
As you contemplate divorce or as your spouse tells you your marriage is over, you find yourself wondering who is this person you married. Who is this person you thought you knew? Divorce coach, Lee Brochstein it’s a feeling that could stay with you for years to come. Here’s Lee: [contemplate1] The first time your [...]
One of the challenges of life after divorce is watching your ex change, change in ways you’ve wanted, change for the better. Nancy B had pleaded with her husband for years to get better help for his fears and anxiety and once she’d moved out, he did. Here’s Nancy B: [contemplate1] Once I moved out, [...]
Child custody battles are about winners and losers. Marjorie’s joy at gaining shared custody of her daughter in addition to a financial settlement that included spousal support, a share of her husband’s retirement assets and no liability for the marital debts has a flip side: her ex’s loss. Clearly the settlement is not what he [...]
When your ex starts dating can often bring a flood of emotions especially if his new partner is a friend or former friend of yours and even worse if they were dating before you broke up. What can also be a strange situation is when your ex starts dating the mother of one your child’s [...]
When Michelle talked about making a conscious decision to be happy and not to play into the drama of her ex dating the mother of her daughter’s friend, I wanted to know more about how she was able to do that without ignoring her feelings. Was it just a process of rationalizing the decisions she’d [...]
Michelle and her husband separated in August 2010. Today, just eighteen months later Michelle is happy for her ex which is quite remarkable considering that by the time she’d gotten to be serious about divorce, communication between her and her husband had reached the point where she truly felt that couples therapy was not option. [...]
A common mistake by many people in the early stages of divorce, is thinking they won’t have to deal with their STBX once the legal process is done. That may be true if you’re childless but if you have children together, there will likely always be some connection.That’s not the only situation. Another possibility is [...]
After their confrontation in the therapist’s office where Lisa’s husband finally confessed to a prior long term relationship with a man, he moved out. Lisa had already filed for divorce and she’d pleaded with him not to make it difficult. However, she had no idea just what a mean and vindictive ex he would be. [...]
The end of Carolyn’s marriage involved infidelity, her husband’s infidelity with her friend, the friend who’d held her hand during the birth of her daughter. Her friend and her ex were married two months after the divorce so today while the friend is no longer a friend, she is stepmom to Carolyn’s children. Infidelity hurts [...]
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