A few tips to survive those crazy, second thoughts you’ll have after filing for divorce. Is it normal to have second thoughts about filing for divorce? Let me answer that in two simple words: Hell. Yes. If you’ve been in a marriage or relationship for a long time, it’s all you know. You’ve invested years of your life to this partnership, so […]
How to Save Your Marriage. From A Woman Who’s Already Divorced.
My blog is about divorce and so my posts are, you guessed it, usually about divorce. But today I wanted to talk about marriage instead. I’ve learned a crap ton about divorce, yes, but surprisingly I’ve also discovered a lot about marriage. Here are 4 important points you need to know if you want to save your marriage. I wish […]
Legal Divorce Terms You Need to Know. A Handy Guide.
Legal Divorce Terms You’ll Need To Know During Your Divorce. Here’s an easy to understand glossary of terms you’ll find in your divorce filings. Do you speak legalese? No, neither do I. Divorce paperwork is incredibly confusing. Once you file for divorce, you will be bombarded by legal terms, words and phrases from your attorney and in your divorce paperwork. […]
Filing for divorce? 6 things I wish I’d known beforehand.
There are so many things that I wish I’d known before filing for divorce. I would have saved time, money and heartache (maybe even some of my sanity) if I’d known these pointers before filing. If you are filing for divorce, please, oh Lord please, pay attention to these 6 things and be prepared. 1. Getting a divorce is going to take twice as […]
How long is the average marital separation? For me, 1,825 days and counting.
The length of the average marital separation? For me it’s been 1,825 days and still going. Today was a very special day for me. No, it wasn’t my birthday. Not Valentine’s Day. Not a holiday, or my wedding anniversary either. Today was the anniversary of my legal separation. 1,825 days. That’s right. 1,825 days of being not quite married but not […]
Are you brave enough to file for divorce?
Do you ever wonder if you really have the guts to file for divorce? I had dinner last night with three friends who are in various stages of divorce. Our situations are each a little different. One’s divorce has been final for a few years, another friend’s separation has been dragging on for two years so far, and another is […]
4 Ways to Have a Horrible Divorce
4 Ways to Have a Horrible Divorce. If you want to make sure your divorce is a painful, long running disaster, just follow my divorce advice. You are guaranteed to have a divorce that will cost you lots of money and leave you emotionally bankrupt too. 1. Ask everyone their opinion. When I first separated I was so unsure of […]
I admit it. I suffer from panic attacks and my divorce isn’t helping.
Divorce got you stressed out? Join the club. We all have panic attacks instead. Divorce has a way of bringing all your worst habits to the surface. For me that habit is panic. Anxiety. Overreacting. Did divorce make me that way? Nope but it definitely doesn’t help. I can’t help it. I go right to the worst thing that could […]