My ex had a terrific idea: Why not throw me a funeral-themed divorce/goodbye party? In hindsight, this, in no way, sounds like a good idea.
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I will tell you, when someone commits a felony in order to no longer share their life with you, it’s a big, fat, fucking “FUCK YOU!” with a judge’s approval.
divorce
There's always a lesson to be found in bad things that happen, and I've been trying to apply that to my parents' divorce.
music
Hearing it barely even qualifies as bittersweet for me. It just feels like any other favorite song.
abuse
Everyone talks about the physical aspect of domestic abuse -- which is, of course, no small thing -- but there’s more to it. Conor left me not only physically battered, but nearly bankrupt.
dating
I’m trying to figure out why I’ve been alone this long, because I’m kind of sick of it. (And everyone at xoJane is sick of hearing about it.)
Marci in
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Mar 7, 2013 at 2:00pm | 586 comments
divorce
My name is Demetria and I’m getting a divorce.
ihtm contest
This process can break a spirit that was once strong enough to pull herself and children out of the depths of the blackest place of control and launch them all into the bright sunlight of hope and freedom.
dads
I left my two kids in their father's care in 2006, and they have lived with him ever since. My boys are getting the best care from the parent who is able to do it the best.
dating
If your online dating profile doesn’t disclose that you are divorced, the moment you explain you are really “divorced” and not just “single,” I immediately think you are acting shady.
being fat all over the internet
To say stuff like, “Weight gain is grounds for divorce,” is not just to operate under a faulty notion of what marriage is, but of what it is to even be a person existing in the universe.
divorce
We’re not sure if there’s some unofficial but agreed upon correct age to get divorced. 35? Is that it? Is it the same as the requirements to be President?
co-parenting
When my ex and I split, I wasn’t quite sure how co-parenting our son was going to work out.
sex
I would never want to have sex with a man whose love and desire for me is tied to the visibility of my stretch marks.
Somer Sherwood in
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Nov 9, 2012 at 9:00am | 47 comments
separation
As I type this, my partner of a little over six years is packing up the belongings we've decided are his and moving them out of our apartment.
divorce
When Andrew came home, I had my life back, but it was a poisoned, distorted version of the happy life I’d thought we had.
divorce
There are some serious pros to dating a divorced guy. But there are some no-holds-barred cons to it too.
marriage
Elisabeth was lying on her back on the bed, an unopened bottle of lubricant beside her. I’d packed it in the optimism that the aphrodisiac of travel would rekindle our lukewarm sex life.
divorce
You don’t generally associate “divorce” with “excellent personal finance education.”
abortion
At this age, I should have “known better.” At this age, I should have been happy that I was able to get pregnant with ease, when so many women -- some younger than me -- are experiencing infertility.
breakups
If I let the toxic mess of my break-up define me, I am never going to be happy again.
divorce
I was all about tackling lady problems. Until it came to menopause. I figured by the time it came around I’d be so old I wouldn’t care about being a dried up old hag. Until I turned 38 and found myself, in a word, menopausal.
