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Divorce Is Hard. Here’s How You Can Help Those Going Through One.

By Louise Rafkin — 2022

From grand gestures to small acts of kindness, there are several ways to show your support.

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Romantic Realism: The Seven Rules to Help You Avoid Divorce

We expect love to be the source of our greatest joys. But, in practice, it is one of the most reliable routes to misery. Few forms of suffering are ever as intense as those we experience in relationships.

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Alain de Botton
2017
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Why Is It So Hard to Forgive an Ex?

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.

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Chermaine Lee
2020
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A Shift in American Family Values Is Fueling Estrangement

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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Joshua Coleman
2021
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The Psychological Effects of Divorce on Children

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.

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Amy Morin, LCSW
2021
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Falling in Love, Again

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.

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Oriah Mountain Dreamer
2012
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The Year After Separation

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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Oriah Mountain Dreamer
2012
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5 Reasons Divorce May Be the Best Option If Your Spouse Cheated on You

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.

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Cathy Meyer
2020
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Don’t Say These Things to Your Friend Going Through a Divorce

People going through divorce are bound to feel a world of emotions—sometimes all within 10 minutes—and a good friend listens to them and validates their feelings with empathy, not pity.

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Rachel Walker
2017
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How to Support a Friend Through a Tough Divorce or Separation

Supporting a friend through divorce is never easy. Here are 5 things to consider when helping a friend go through the trials and tribulations of divorce.

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Bronte Price
2019
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The Peculiar Mechanics of Gay Divorce

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?

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Jesse Green
2013
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Divorce and Breakup