Posted by Delaine - December 30, 2010 - Between the Sheets, Dating & Sex, Grief/ Anger, Healing, Infidelity, Phases/ Stages, Surviving, Women's Sexuality
Two years into Sam’s seven-year marriage, she started hating having sex with her now-ex-husband. Sex became something she ‘got over with’ to keep the peace and keep him happy. And he wanted it a lot – every day, if not twice, even though she was oftentimes pregnant, nursing, or up at night with babies/toddlers. On [...]
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Posted by Delaine - December 24, 2009 - Children, Legal Matters, Surviving
I’m not a divorce lawyer. But I’m a divorce expert in my own rite. And now that I’m two years into my divorce, there’s one golden nugget of advice I’d like to pass onto those newly divorcing: Get EVERYTHING down in writing - signed, sealed and wrapped up – otherwise, there’s a good chance you’ll be postponing the inevitable [...]
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Posted by Delaine - February 17, 2009 - Dealing with the ex, Surviving
You’re on the phone with your ex, courteously discussing a pending issue related to your kids or your divorce. Suddenly, ‘it’ happens – his voice turns whiney and he starts singing the ‘poor-me’ blues. Or maybe he throws in an unexpected mean remark. Or maybe, just maybe, he decides to start venting – and you find you and your character [...]
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