It has been postulated that loneliness is one of the primary epidemics of our age. Loneliness is much more complex then it may seem; the single person living alone may not be lonely while the married person constantly surrounded with others might be. Teenagers today, never far from their countless social media feeds, report feelingContinue reading “Understanding and Addressing Loneliness After Divorce”
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The Types of Friends You Need During Divorce
It is normal for your marriage to be at the center of your social life. You have a built-in activity partner. You share friends. The “plus one” is expected when you receive an invitation. And then the marriage dies. Your go-to is gone. The mutual friends may be divvied up like a bag of Skittles,Continue reading “The Types of Friends You Need During Divorce”
Like It Never Happened
My life is generally divided into B.D. (before divorce) and A.D. (after divorce). I divvy up experiences, locations and even relationships between these two categories. I am (often painfully) aware of this division, this singular event that has fractured my life in two. Last night, for a magical few hours, that mental division was erasedContinue reading “Like It Never Happened”
Three Way Conversation
Do you remember three way calling? Where you pushed a button after connecting with one person to allow you to dial out to a third? Three way calling dominated my middle school years. I spent countless hours curled in the corner of my waterbed atop my zebra-striped comforter (hey now, it was the early 90s!)Continue reading “Three Way Conversation”