Life at the Intersection of Divorced and Engaged
I currently live at the intersection of divorced and engaged. It’s a temporary home, one which I will only occupy for a little more than a year. I am never […]
Tag Archives: trust
I Did It. I Finally Did It.
It may seem as though I have slain all of the demons from my past. I can look at pictures without tears. I’m no longer fueled by anger. I have […]
Walking a Marriage
Walking Tiger is pure joy. There is an ease in the connection, a trusted bond evident in the matched rhythms of human and dog. The leash is loose in my […]
Learning to Trust Myself
The hardest part of learning to trust after betrayal has been learning to trust myself. My fiance and his cousin, both huge Ravens fans, were lucky enough to score […]
Love After Divorce: A Reflection on a Journey, Part 1
I was on Terri Trespicio’s radio show, How to Click?, last week. Her questions had me reflecting on the journey that has taken me from married to single to dating […]
Gulp!
So, last night I made a committment. I made a nonrefundable payment towards a ski trip in North Carolina over the winter holiday. I know what you’re thinking, “That sounds […]
Surrender
It is natural to resist. To struggle. To put up a fight. It is natural for us but that does not mean that it always helps us. I receive a […]
If You’re Going to Get Married Illegally, Be Sure to Pay the Band
One of the responses I frequently get to my story is, “What an idiot for getting caught.” He wasn’t an idiot, but he certainly underestimated me. In my former life, […]
Trust Fund
I had the utmost trust in my ex-husband. Even thought we were very young when we began dating, I did not give up my trust easily; he earned it over […]
If You’re Going to Get Married Illegally, Be Sure to Pay the Band
One of the responses I frequently get to my story is, “What an idiot for getting caught.” He wasn’t an idiot, but he certainly underestimated me. In my former life, […]
