7 Must-Read Tips For New Stepparents Who Don’t Have Kids Of Their OwnAs part of our Blended Family Friday series, each week we spotlight a different stepfamily to learn how they’ve worked to bring their two families together. Our hope is that by telling their stories, we’ll bring you closer to blended family bliss in your own life! Want to share your family’s story? Email us at divorce@huffingtonpost.com.If you’re marrying a man or... [...]
Dear 26-Year-Old Bride: Your Divorce Will Make You BetterRun! No, just kidding. When you crawl out of this almost 20-year tunnel of love, pain, joy, and growth, regret will not be a feeling that you have.On this glorious day at age 26, everyone says you look beautiful in this poofy dress that’s worth more than your weekly salary.Almost 20 years from now, when you don this beautiful, sparkly, fairy Godmother-looking dress again, for an art... [...]
Five Myths That May Doom Your MarriageIn our society, we have a lot of rules, expectations and guidelines which are assumed once we get into relationships. Things like exclusivity, and hetero-sexuality for example, are a few things that are often assumed in the dating world. Such expectations and assumptions also exist in the married world. Thanks to television and media we are often spoon fed what we then expect to be typical and normal, and we... [...]
How I Made Lemonade, When Life Threw Me LemonsAnd no, I am not referencing Beyoncé’s latest album.It was only from 2010 onward that I started to embrace the true meaning of the word Happiness.I got married at 23, thinking that the world was at my feet and that I was invincible as long as we were together. Everything was perfect in my mind, until I quickly realized that our life together was exactly the opposite of what I had envisioned it to... [...]
What Happened When These Women Gave Their Husbands Divorce UltimatumsPutting your foot down and issuing any sort of ultimatum in your marriage is a very risky call: Sure, you may get what you want, but if your spouse is resistant to your demands, there could be dire consequences.Below, bloggers and readers share the ultimatums they gave their spouses and the impact it had on their marriages.1. End contact with the other woman.“I asked my... [...]
