Rediscovering Life at 40(something)
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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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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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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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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“You were way out of his league. You know that, don’t you?” When a friend made this comment following a relationship breakup last fall, I didn’t know what to say. In many respects he was right. All of my friends were right actually; each person commenting expressed the sentiment differently, but there was a general [...]
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Separation and divorce create many challenges. Financial, work/life balance, and solo parenting are a few examples. Aside from the obvious challenges, there are fears that develop as a result of this big life change. By facing these challenges and fears, there is the ability to develop or strengthen courage. In the past 20 months of [...]
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