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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
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5 Myths About Divorce Mediation
Divorce does not have to be a battle. The only reason that tends to be the case is that most people only know of one thing they can do when they decide to divorce — hire attorneys and go to court. When you do, you are starting a lawsuit, just as if you were suing a landlord for refusing to give you back your security deposit, or a big corporation for stealing your copyright.
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The Sexy Splurge That Made Me Feel 'Vibrant And Alive' After Divorce
If there's ever a time you need a little distraction in your life, it's during the divorce process. That's why we launched our Divorce Care Package series. With each post, we'll show you what things -- books, movies, recipes -- helped others relieve stress in the midst of divorce, in the hopes that a few of their picks will serve you well too. Want to share what got you through your divorce? Email us at divorce@huffingtonpost.com.
Blogger Melanie Levin separated from her husband just shy of their fifth wedding anniversary. The marriage may have ended in divorce but Levin has no regrets about marrying her ex.
"We were mismatched from the outset but thank God we went through with it because I now have two precious, energetic kids to show for it," she told The Huffington Post.
Levin's divorce was finalized within four months. Below, she shares a handful of things that helped keep her spirits up during and after the divorce process.
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Begin Again: Finding Hope After Divorce
Just ask the two poor souls the moving company sent to deal with the logistics of getting my sorry self out of the home I thought I'd grow old in. I opened my mouth to utter a simple sentence about which items were going and which were staying, and my grief spilled out. Luckily, it seemed these guys had dealt with this before. They offered Kleenex and water, gently placed boxes in front of me and inquired as to how they might fill them, asked the sort of yes-or-no questions that work well with toddlers.
And then, somehow, it was done.
My meager belongings had been transported from the home that my husband and I had built -- literally -- with our own hands. They had been deposited in a little rental that, although bright and clean, smelled foreign. A not-my-home smell.
I sat there amidst the boxes, the piles of books, the furniture that looked strange in this tiny apartment so close yet so far from home. I thought about my husband and the dog I'd left to comfort him. Would they be enough for each other? Would they be okay?
Would I be okay?
I didn't sleep that first night. I turned a single thought over and over in my mind:
If I'd left because staying was killing me, why did it feel like leaving would kill me too?
In the morning, I hardly knew where to begin. I unpacked boxes, hung curtains and pictures, marveled at how such a homey space still wasn't my home. I cried until the dog and cat huddled together in a corner of the bedroom, eyeing me warily. I cleaned up, hunkered down, avoided friends, sought out work.
In time, in increments that were barely perceptible, I emerged from the fog. Solitary trail runs and beach walks with my dog were sometimes replaced by yoga classes and group workouts at the gym. Some of the words in the stack of self-help books by my bed began to sink in. I found comfort and strength. I found hope when what I wanted to do, frankly, was check out. Stick a fork in me, I was done.
Except that I wasn't.
I'm not.
If you'd told me a year ago that I would have as much laughter and joy in my life as I do today, I would not have believed it. And yet, as cliche as it sounds, what I thought was the end was in many ways only a new beginning.
It's a funny thing, life. It wants us even when we don't want it. It hangs onto us through the grief, the depression, the loss, the relentless "if only."
And if we hang on too, just long enough, one day -- before we can even realize it -- we're back.
Photo credit - R. Kuhn 'Boat Hair, Don't Care'
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Is It Cheating When You Tell Your Co-Worker More Than Your Spouse?
"Office Husbands" and "Office Wives"
Our work lives are all-consuming, as many of us spend more time at the office each week than we do with our significant others. And while developing office relationships is important, we may find a certain comfort in opening up to office mates - at the expense of our relationships back home. "If a co-worker knows more about what's going on in your life than your spouse does, there's a problem," warns Lisa. Rushing to work to tell your "office friend" something that you wouldn't tell your spouse is a sign you may be developing an "emotional intimacy", which is already "slippery slope". While not cheating in its own right, it an early form of "infatuation", and a clear sign that the balance of communication in your relationships needs to be corrected.
Balancing work and home
"Secrecy closes doors," Lisa says, and remains the main communication problem in relationships. If you're telling your "office husband" something you wouldn't tell your husband, correct it - by simply sharing the information with your husband! Regardless of how they react, the communication is the first step to making things right. If not, your dependency on the office mate will become a dangerous crutch,
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Justice has different meanings for Kelly Gissendaner’s family September 27, 2015 by Rhonda Cook, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2015-09-27
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Is Ghosting The New Social Media Way Of Breaking Up?
Ghosting? What the heck is that?
Ghosting, by its 21st century definition, is the ending of a romantic relationship by abruptly cutting off all contact with the former partner, not responding to any attempt from the former partner to reach out. And while the haunting term may seem newfangled, Lisa insists the tactic isn't. "Ghosting has been around since the beginning of dating," Lisa says, admitting that it used to be called "going out for a pack of cigarettes and not coming back!"
But she also admits that the habit has "increased", in part due to the impersonal nature of social media. With our many outlets for "superficial" interaction, not following through with a parting can seem like the easiest thing to do. If someone, for example, says they wanted to call, and then didn't end up calling, the person may just feel like "oh well, there's 400 other people I could talk to this instant."
As easy as it may seem, Lisa insists that ghosting is ultimately not right in any circumstance. Whether it's breaking up by post-it, or going so far as to fake your own death, ghosting is just "a cowardly way to say no."
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If You Grew Up With Divorced Parents, This Will Hit A Nerve
Few of us talk about what it's like to grow up with divorced parents. Maybe because divorce is so common these days, we figure, what's the point? Who hasn't experienced being shuffled from one house to another -- or dealt with commitment issues later on in life because of the divorce?
But as the BuzzFeed video above illustrates, divorce is big deal -- and it's entirely worth discussing. In the clip, grown children of divorce open up about how their parents' breakup affected them and still affects them to this day.
One interviewee talks openly about how frustrating it was when his mom badmouthed his dad.
"Mom talked about dad a lot. I couldn't stand it. I think I was a young teenager at the time" he says. "My advice if that's happening to you is to respectfully ask your parents not to discuss the other person in front of you because A: It's not unhealthy and B: It makes you feel like shit."
If you grew up with divorced parents, what's said in the video is all too relatable. If you're a divorced parent, take it as a crash course on the right and wrong way to raise your kids after the separation.
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