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Leave room for grief, but make room for joy. Divorce is weird and complicated.
It is a kind of death—of all the dreams you had of a happy life together when you tied the knot. Give yourself permission to grieve that. And also, now you get to make new dreams, that you couldn’t work on before.
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I will never forget the day I signed my divorce papers - I was on a business trip so I had to go to a mailboxes etc so the papers could be notarized and fed ex’ed back to a lawyer and the guy literally handed me a glittery troll top pen to sign with. Seemed fitting. The only thing I regret more is not divorcing him sooner. The highlight, I never had to my mother-in-law again. The low-point, I lost a lot of people I was close to who took sides, it takes a long time for some people to move on and it took my ex over 15 years to let our divorce go. He occasionally still linkedin stalks me.
enjoy the freedom.
I did a lot of traveling after divorce, never stopped really. Traveled solo, with groups. Eventually I met someone else and now I live with him. Sometimes I miss my single days.
In the very hard weeks and months after the separation it was tough. Both emotionally and I felt unsafe as he was very hurt. But over time it got better. I spent a lot of time buried in work and watching a lot of movies at home. I avoided the actual divorce until he was in a better place mentally and it felt safe to do so. We didn’t have kids so I can’t advise on that part - I imagine navigating the children would be the hardest part of all.
Bravo. How did you muster the strength to file for it? Were you at breaking point? What specifically helped you decide? My marriage is broken. I have kids. I’m numb and going with the flow.
Oh I just want to give you a hug! I understand. Listen, we do hard things. That’s just what women do. I’m terrified, but it’s never going to be easy, there’s never going to be the “right” time. I just jumped off the cliff and so far, I’m excited for what’s ahead. You don’t have to smother who you are to tiptoe around another person who you can’t fix.
Your life now starts. Enjoy it.
❤️ thank you