Successful Women

Successful career women who are the breadwinners in their families are nearly 40 percent more likely to get a divorce than ones who aren’t, a 25-year study shows.  The access to money makes it far easier to make it on their own. Bruised male egos could also play a part in the divorce.  Researchers found […]

Fantasizing

On September 2, 2010, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Advice, Divorce Information, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

When you are in a bad marriage you fantasize about getting and being divorced.  After you are divorced you forget about how bad the marriage was (it’s like childbirth —you forget the pain) and you begin to fantasize about being in a relationship.  Having a companion without the commitment of a marriage is often the […]

Grey Divorce

On August 28, 2010, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Advice, Divorce Information, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

The boomers who have been married 20 to 40 years are the greatest divorcing generation in U.S. history. But there are many reasons why these breakups are positive: —gender roles have changed dramatically during their adulthood, causing more conflict but more equality; —people are living longer, healthier lives, making it easier to start over; —and because […]

Divorce Rate

On August 24, 2010, in Blog, Divorce, Divorce Advice, Divorce Information, Prepare for Divorce, by leslye

Baby boomers were responsible for the highest divorce rate in history—22.8 per 1,000 married couples in 1979 compared to 3.5 per 1,000 in 2008. Nearly a third of divorces, according to the most recent census, are among people who have been married 20 to 40 years.  They have been called the greatest divorcing generation in […]

Children & Volatile Divorce

Divorcing parents in a volatile divorce should immediately enroll their child or children in the Children’s Passport Issuance Alert Program so that you will be notified if your ex or ex-to-be attempts to apply for a passport for them, which he or she will need in order to leave the country.

Books For Kids About Divorce

—Dinosaurs Divorce: A Guide for Changing Families  by Laurie Krasny & Marc Brown —Divorced but Still My Parents by Shirley, Ph.D. Thomas —I Don’t Want to Talk About It by Jeanie Franz Ransom & Kathryn Kunz Finney —I Think Divorce Stinks by Marcia L. Lebowitz & Pamela M. Borguald —It’s Not Your Fault, Koko Bear by […]

Seduction for Sale

Japanese women, who receive pitiful settlements in a divorce unless they have proof of infidelity or other wrongdoing, have resorted to tricking their husbands into having affairs.  They hire a wakaresaseya  (a professional breakup artist) who works for a wakaresaseya agency, to entrap their husbands and ensure a better divorce settlement. The entrapment business is booming […]

Un-Divorced

Sometimes a couple decides that a long separation is financially prudent and easier emotionally.  For some, it becomes a way of life.  Some couples live apart in separate homes and some continue to live together—in order to avoid an ugly divorce and maintain the status quo.  The financial collapse has encouraged people not to rush into divorce. Warren Buffet, […]