Some people think that it’s holding on that makes one strong; sometimes it’s letting go. –Unknown
For those of us who have already been through, or those of us just beginning the process, divorce brings upon us a whole host of experiences that may challenge our sense of self and the choices we have made in our lives. In this circle, we hope to provide support to each other as we share our unique perspectives.
For those of us who have already been through, or those of us just beginning the process, divorce brings upon us a whole host of experiences that may challenge our sense of self and the choices we have made in our lives. In this circle, we hope to provide support to each other as we share our unique perspectives.
Divorce Circle
Remember When…..
Do you remember when we met? I do - it was briefly in 2001, little did I know that the chance meeting would be my future.... I was living in the dorms at EMU, you had come up with my boyfriend to party at the college level. We were introduced and you weren't thought of…
Time Heals
They say time heals all wounds.... but what is the time frame? I feel like I am slowly moving forward, I can't wrap my head around the fact that its already been a month; 30 days have passed. I feel like you - you think things are fine. I honestly have felt like the night…
oh hey, I belong here in this specific part of this website!
This is an entry for the Divorce Circle. Years ago (September of 2005, to be more precise) I wrote an entry in this diary that caught the attention of a fellow diarist and we ended up getting married and making a person and ultimately growing apart through some medical struggles (my regrowing a b...
On-line dating adventures after Divorce
On-line dating has been around for quite a while now. My 'single' status has not, though. So here I am forced to seek out a stranger to welcome into my life. I have to say that this goes against everything that my parents warned me about. "Don't talk to strangers and never get into a…
A letter to my soon to be ex husband
How? How could something so amazing turn into something so heart breaking? You were everything to me. A 5 year marriage. To the absolute love of my life. Everything was perfect. You truly opened my eyes to what I thought love truly was. You changed my views on having children. And you gave me the...
He’s engaged
Why do I care? I don’t know exactly how this site works but I just want to get these thoughts out and maybe someone else has experienced this. I was married to my high school sweetheart for 19 years. He abused me for years but I stayed in some codependency state I suppose looking back…
Moving Forward, LP Edition
In my last entry, I mentioned my relationship and at that time I was working through projections. Things did get better momentarily. I have some pretty significant milestones coming up in the next 5 weeks: My birthday, turning 38 One year since I started dating One year since the Divorce was fina...
How do you know what the good feelings are if you don’t feel the bad ones?
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I process in pieces, broken ones.
My Iron Lobster is now a Spotify playlist too. 9 more days and the dissolution will be final, taking back my innocence, legally. I am keeping my married name for my daughter and because that is a lot of paperwork; Ill change it when I remarry. My Aunt has been away out of state, she…