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Endings Are New Beginnings

June 1, 2011

Just as I have each morning for the last 29 months, today I woke up married, but estranged from my husband. My divorce hearing was today so tomorrow I will wake up single for the first time in almost 21 years. This 29 month journey has felt hopeless, frustrating, overwhelming, and impossible at times. I [...]

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Hijacking Dates One Social Living Deal at a Time

May 20, 2011

“I am okay with you being our social director, but can I plan some dates too?” “But, we’re backed up on Living Social deals!” In this brief exchange, I learned two things: 1) I am dating a great guy, who has awesome taste when it comes to planning dates. And he needs to have more [...]

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Observations on a Life in Progress

March 22, 2011

Writing my 100th post on Naked Girl’s 11 month anniversary last Friday sparked a few days of contemplation. Looking back at where I was in my life when I published my first post and what my life looks like today, it truly amazes me. Just 30 days shy of a year, I have become stronger, [...]

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Ben Harper Sings about Forever, Jerrod Writes about Valentine’s Day, and Naked Girl is Undecided

February 14, 2011

Writing, like relationships, can turn unexpectedly. I can have a plan and be hopeful of the results, but it could end in a way that I have not anticipated. Today I had a wonderful, hope-filled post about finding love and keeping it alive. But after a 20 year marriage that ended and a complete train-wreck [...]

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Remarrying: Maybe or I Do?

February 10, 2011

Dating post-divorce involves a different set of questions than when you are single and have not been married. Even if compatibility and chemistry exists, there are a few questions that can be deal-breakers for one or both partners in a new relationship. This might not be true for all budding romances post-divorce, but for many [...]

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When is the Right Time to Tell the Guy you are Seeing About your Blog?

February 8, 2011

Question: When does receiving a Facebook friend request send you into a panic? Answer: When the guy who sent the request has been on one date with you and doesn’t know about your blog (and you post blog links on Facebook). There are many sites, including Singlemommyhood, with information to help single parents make the [...]

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