Getting Through Your Divorce
Janna Walsh of Richboro, PA, felt she did the best she could for her two sons when she was getting divorced from her husband. She and her ex agreed to put their own issues aside and focus on the kids after the divorce. “I guess the most significant thing we both tried to do was try to make them feel less out of control,” she says. “We talked to them together. The message was very much focused on the fact that we loved them just as much and nothing about it was their fault, and we would both still see them all the time.” She adds that because her sons are close in age, there was no need to tailor the message differently for each of them. “Even though I spent a lot of time with my sons, I still did not feel I did a great job of mothering them,” says Janna, who is now a grandmother. “I’ve since tried to make it up to them, and we are very close now.”
“Every divorce and relationship is a different situation,” says Isaac Herzig from Haifa, Israel. In his case, he assumed responsibility for two of his three children after his divorce. Eventually, his youngest daughter, who was 12 at the time, ended up living with him, as well. “I think that not taking my young one out from her surroundings—friends and school—and letting her live with me in the same place, helped her to go through that time much easier,” says Isaac.
Even if you don’t have children, telling family and friends about your impending divorce can be quite daunting. You don’t need to go into intimate details as you share your news. In fact, if others react by asking you personal questions that you’d rather not answer, tell them so—politely, of course. Simply explain that the topic is too raw for you right now and that you prefer not to discuss it further.
The New Divorcée
For many divorcées, the big question is: When do I start dating again? As you’re not quite 30 days into the divorce process, it might not be time to jump back into the dating pool.
“Give yourself a break,” says Kanner. “The literature says it takes you about two years to feel like you’ve gotten back to your old self. You need to pick up the pieces. You need to be with friends and with family members who are supportive.” Plus, according to Kanner, you likely need to work out your own issues and figure out how to keep your personal life separate from your children before dating.
I believe that the post says that getting a divorce is a traumatic life altering event.It is an awful experience but I'm glad that there are professionals that can help people to get through divorce. :)
People need take care and be aware that the first relationship after a divorce can often be the 'rebound relationship' - a frantic desire and a clutching out for a new relationship . often experienced in an attempt to take away your pain, however , this usually only offers temporary releif as this new relationship is often caused by low self esteem and poor matching due to impaired judgement. For these reasons ,these rebound relationships are generally short term only. Friends are vital, but relationships can be disasterous until we are feeling happy about being independent and single. Our choice of partner will then be more objective and successful.
All the best
James
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Divorce certainlyhas 3 stages, (emotional. financial, legal)( running concurrently with the other stages of death (e.g. denial, anger, etc.).
However, and although this does not help stop divorces, please know that the nationally reported statistics of close to 50% are inaccurate. This figure is derieved from using the # of divorces that year as the numerator and the number of marriages that year as the denominator. Actually, then the divorce rate is more like 20-25%. Unemployment statistics are reported similarly: the 10.4% cited is at least double and cloer to triple. This is because statistice used do NOT include those who have already exhausted their benefits, those who are still engaged in the fact finding review process, those who have not bothered to apply because they don't understand they are eligible or are not well advised of the process, or are too proud to do engage in the process, or who did not quailfy because they had not worked 3 consecutive quarters, or do not qualify because they are self-employed or farm workers, or do not qualify because their company was negligent in paying regularly or adequately into the insurance fund due to their own economic issues, for example. Economists then state that the real unemployment rate is usually at least double and closer to triple the amount referred to in the media. This is because only those currrently receiving benefits are counted as being unemployed.
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I am getting a divorce and I am shocked that my husband has told everyone else before me that it was over 4 years ago! Excuse me shouldn't he of talked to me and not led me on for these past 4 years thinking that everything was okay?
I am so darned confused about all of this.
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