By Molly Oswaks — 2018
A getaway for those of us who just can’t get over it.
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Break-ups are never easy, but why do some people fight to win an ex back while others run a mile? The temptation to rekindle an old flame is deeply rooted in our psychology.
Both parents and adult children often fail to recognize how profoundly the rules of family life have changed over the past half century.
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As a marriage dissolves, some parents find themselves asking questions like, “Should we stay together for the kids?” Other parents find divorce is their only option.
This third and final installment in a series by Oriah Mountain Dreamer deals with reawakening to joy and a sense of gratitude returning to her life after a divorce.
In the first article of a three-part series, Oriah Mountain Dreamer shares how her marriage of 10 years ended and left her with a sense of loss and loneliness.
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If your spouse cheated and you're grappling with what to do, know that there's no rush to make a decision. After all, this is perhaps one of the most significant decisions you'll make in your life, so take time to think about what would be best for you.
There are some things that you can do and say that will support your loved one’s healing process.
Show up, and keep showing up. Pizza helps, too.
For gay couples, the promise of marriage is still so new and incomplete that the idea of matrimonial courts, equitable settlements, and all the rest barely registers. How do you process the undoing of a bond that until a moment ago in history you were not allowed to form?
A new rule requiring a cooling-off period before a divorce could be granted led to an outcry, as well as a surge of applications to beat the deadline.