Divorce is about the end of a relationship, and alimony is about its continuation beyond the finish line.
How do you say goodbye to someone you have slept in same bed with for 15 years?
Once Upon a Time and the other stepmother tales suggest that, as a culture, we may still harbor deep anxieties about non-biological mothers.
Within a few months of returning from our honeymoon, our relationship started changing.
I'm not particularly proud of three failed marriages, but I do know that I gave it a try. The truth is, people change; sometimes we change with them, sometimes we don't. We can cry about it, be shamed by it, laugh at it, and move on.
Alimony, in spite of everything else that may be negative about divorce, should be the one part that is fair and just to both parties. No one should be the winner or the loser.
How do you know when you are ready? Will the right person just come and I'll know?
Fifty Shades Of Grey, which many say is simply erotica for the middle aged, is really a love story, and one that touches upon the very core of what effortless, extraordinary love is all about."
I made sure to marry in my twenties so I could start a family in my thirties. I planned out my life to fit a very elaborate fairy tale. But, as they say, "God laughs at those who make plans."
Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I think being married should involve the same bed, even if one of you is a snorer.
I will never forget when my parents got divorced and my mom, who was totally involved in my parents' finances, gave very me clear advice: that no matter who I married, I needed to be on top of everything, including all the finances.
I realized the truth was I wasn't mad at Emily. Hell I didn't marry her. She didn't cheat on me. At worst she cheated on herself by getting involved with a married man.
Is he trying to wear me down? Run up my legal fees so high that I have no choice except to capitulate? Or does he love the power he's holding over me?
Attempting to make your life better by changing your outer appearance is like cleaning a mirror and expecting the image reflecting back at you to change.
"I Wish" is a touching modern day folk tale created by Hirokazu Kore-eda ("Nobody Knows", "Still Walking"), told from the child-like perspective of two young brothers separated and longing for each other.
There was one aspect of my life that never changed, even when my family's structure did: My relationship with my mom. In fact, in many ways, my parents' divorce only made our bond stronger.
Sometimes, in the sleep-deprived haze of motherhood, one forgets the obvious. I am constantly forgetting car keys, closing the clasp on my belt buckle, that the tag goes on the inside not the outside, my patience.
As soon as I told people about my divorce, they asked me how I feel about being a single mom. All I could think about was how I am not a single mom. So please don't call me that.