Posted by Delaine - October 23, 2012 - Fears & Challenges, Loving & Trusting, Making It Work, Midlife Divorce, Relationships, Social Barriers & Change, Support & Girlfriends, Surviving
Recently a divorced woman named Sue found herself in a “gross” conversation with her divorced griflriends. Not “gross” as in the subject matter was lude or disgusting; rather, the conversation left her feeling gross. For somehow, her friends’ conversation had shifted to her relationship with her boyfriend – and as she put it, “It was like [...]
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Posted by Delaine - September 25, 2011 - Midlife Divorce, Social Barriers & Change, Support & Girlfriends
At 66 years old, my mom is a real firecracker. This woman has so much energy, she makes 20 year olds look like slugs. But much more than that, mom is confident. She’s generous beyond belief. She’s sexy. Has taken great care of herself. And she spends her days either working 10 hour shifts in the hospital or [...]
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Posted by Delaine - May 17, 2011 - Career & Money, Managing Money, On being alone, Strong Mind & Spirit, Wisdom Gained
Anyone looking in on my life when I was married would have thought, ‘Man, now she‘s living the Good Life.” Cause in addition to having three beautiful children, a lovely home and lots of ‘toys’, we appeared to have a lot of love and wealth; the quintessential family dream come true. When I chose to file for divorce, [...]
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Posted by Delaine - March 25, 2011 - Longing...and Learning, Loving & Trusting, Relationships
I’ve always yearned to lie beside the man I love and discuss a good book. To me, the mere idea of it feels romantic. Intimate. Even arousing. No man I’ve cared for thus far, my ex-husband included, enjoyed reading books. Sure, they’d scour over a newspaper or the odd motorcycle or hunting magazine. But when it came right down [...]
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Posted by Delaine - March 11, 2011 - Parenting, Single Moms
Ladies, over the past two years since I began blogging on this site, I’ve been upfront and candid about sharing my Self and life post divorce with you. And as you well know, my ‘mistakes’ and challenges have traversed virtually every aspect of my life - dating, sex, divorce legalities, career, single parenting… But today…today I feel compelled to share a biggie [...]
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Posted by Delaine - February 28, 2011 - Legal Matters, Support & Girlfriends, Surviving
Smart. Well-informed. A ’no- BS’ kind of dame. This is the type of girlfriend I think every divorcing woman needs in her corner as she navigates divorce. Especially if the divorce has gotten tense…and the ex is a dirty fighter. I don’t think it’s the only kind of friend or support we need; there are those whose primarily listen, those who make us forget, those [...]
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