My Husband Worked to Be Important. Then He Left Me With a Text Message.
Generations of men in one family placed their value on what they did instead of who they were. For Lisa Arends, this was the beginning of the end of her marriage. ____ Not long after we started...
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“Your divorce won’t look like others you have heard about; let go of some preordained idea of what you expect to happen. Be ready for anything and assume nothing.” ____ We often read about how to have...
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Lisa Arends says “no” but offers 7 things that all relationships deserve. ♦◊♦ A reader emailed me, describing his unhappiness in his marriage. He asked if he owed it to his wife to stay in the...
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Dating after divorce can a nightmare. But it doesn’t have to be. ___ Dating after divorce tends to be a deliberate action, entered into consciously and tentatively after years or even decades with the...
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Sometimes doing the “right thing” means ending it. But why not do it as honorably and as honestly as possible? — In our North American culture no one gets married without a conversation. It probably...
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While empathy is primarily intellectual, compassion is based in a desire to help. — I think I am making a mistake in my personal relationships: I can’t really ever know what you are thinking or...
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View image | gettyimages.com “Its harsh grit has left you polished. Its demands have made you grow. And the pain has left its mark.” ____ I don’t think anyone ever responds to the childhood question,...
View ArticleYou Think It’s Love But You Might Just Be Afraid to Be Alone
This is what goes wrong when people rush love. ____ It’s so easy to get carried away when you first meet somebody you’re attracted to. The oxytocin is flowing, the possibilities seem endless and...
View ArticleMy Husband Worked to Be Important. Then He Left Me With a Text Message.
Generations of men in one family placed their value on what they did instead of who they were. For Lisa Arends, this was the beginning of the end of her marriage. ____ Not long after we started...
View Article11 Tips for Surviving a Malignant Divorce
“Your divorce won’t look like others you have heard about; let go of some preordained idea of what you expect to happen. Be ready for anything and assume nothing.” ____ We often read about how to have...
View ArticleDo I Owe it to My Spouse to Stay?
Lisa Arends says “no” but offers 7 things that all relationships deserve. ♦◊♦ A reader emailed me, describing his unhappiness in his marriage. He asked if he owed it to his wife to stay in the...
View Article10 Key Tips to Dating After Divorce
Dating after divorce can a nightmare. But it doesn’t have to be. ___ Dating after divorce tends to be a deliberate action, entered into consciously and tentatively after years or even decades with the...
View ArticleA Divorce Proposal? Why Not?
Sometimes doing the “right thing” means ending it. But why not do it as honorably and as honestly as possible? — In our North American culture no one gets married without a conversation. It probably...
View ArticleI Don’t Know Your Monkey
While empathy is primarily intellectual, compassion is based in a desire to help. — I think I am making a mistake in my personal relationships: I can’t really ever know what you are thinking or...
View Article10 Ways Your Divorce Can Make You Better Than Before
View image | gettyimages.com “Its harsh grit has left you polished. Its demands have made you grow. And the pain has left its mark.” ____ I don’t think anyone ever responds to the childhood question,...
View ArticleYou Think It’s Love But You Might Just Be Afraid to Be Alone
This is what goes wrong when people rush love. ____ It’s so easy to get carried away when you first meet somebody you’re attracted to. The oxytocin is flowing, the possibilities seem endless and...
View ArticleMy Husband Worked to Be Important. Then He Left Me With a Text Message.
Generations of men in one family placed their value on what they did instead of who they were. For Lisa Arends, this was the beginning of the end of her marriage. ____Not long after we started dating,...
View Article11 Tips for Surviving a Malignant Divorce
“Your divorce won’t look like others you have heard about; let go of some preordained idea of what you expect to happen. Be ready for anything and assume nothing.”____We often read about how to have a...
View ArticleDo I Owe it to My Spouse to Stay?
Lisa Arends says “no” but offers 7 things that all relationships deserve.♦◊♦A reader emailed me, describing his unhappiness in his marriage. He asked if he owed it to his wife to stay in the...
View Article10 Key Tips to Dating After Divorce
Dating after divorce can a nightmare. But it doesn’t have to be.___Dating after divorce tends to be a deliberate action, entered into consciously and tentatively after years or even decades with the...
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