Couples can use a relative new - and largely unknown - legal alternative to divorce called "Collaborative Divorce" to put an amicable end to their marriages.
"The legal system is broken. It does so much damage to people and families," ... more

Lucie Elmer's life follows the familiar trajectory of her generation: marriage at a young age, divorce and remarriage. The second marriage lasted 28 years, and when it ended a couple of years ago, Elmer joined the legions of other baby ... more

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Recently, I talked to a woman in her early 40's who has two young kids and is very unhappy.  In her second marriage, she was contemplating divorce: she wasn’t getting any younger and wanted her chance at happiness. She’s not alone. A few ... more

I can still hear my mother's voice on the other end of the phone the morning after I told my husband I wanted a divorce.
"Why are you getting divorced?" mom asked.
"Because I'm not happy," I said.
"Whoever told ... more

"I take thee to be my wedded wife (or husband). To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish till death do ... more

Divorce often comes as a shock.
"But they seemed so happy," even the wizened Faker finds herself thinking, sometimes with sadness, sometimes with schadenfreude (but only if the spouses overshared about the stress of scheduling spa appointments around golf outings). ... more

They were a few steps shy of divorce, separated and working out child custody, when Rick DeRosia of Hartford, N.Y., realized he wasn't so sure he really wanted a divorce.
He says his 16-year marriage had been shaky before the ... more

In June 2010, political couple Al and Tipper Gore formally announced their divorce after 40 years of marriage. This high-profile couple's divorce brought into the public spotlight a growing trend: "silver" divorces, in which couples decide to split apart after ... more

Conventional wisdom holds that the longer people are married, the less likely they are to ever divorce - hence the national shock over Al and Tipper Gore's separation after 40 years of marriage.
Recent stats, however, indicate that late-in-life divorce, ... more

Tapping into your natural creativity after the divorce is one way to bounce back. Try some of the following suggestions which draw on Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's work on creativity. They're sure to spark your creativity, leading to new and exciting outcomes.
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Weddings are usually happy occasions filled with joyous expectations. How could the happy bride and groom, surrounded by smiling friends and supportive family members, expect that their marriage will end badly? Who can anticipate pain in the midst of joy? ... more

When a relationship breaks down it is upsetting for both parties involved - but try not to concentrate solely on the negative. It is sad but we have to move on, and it is not actually the end of the ... more