In a recent interview with the AlterNet website, author and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Darlene Lancer dished on the intricacies of codependency and how it can affect a person from childhood to adulthood. Lancer specifically talks about the relationship woes that can arise from being too dependent on your…
Need to reduce relationship stress? You’re not alone. In the lifespan of any great relationship, there will be peaks and valleys. There will be times of great happiness and others of depressing tension. It’s common to get bored or put out with your spouse, but that doesn’t mean you should…
Forty-two-year-old Ekaterina Fields recently had a rather shocking statement that she shared with a London judge while locked in a $9.6 million divorce battle. (That’s the total estimated value of the couple’s assets; husband Richard is the breadwinner as an international attorney.) Ekaterina told Justice Holman the following of her…
Many people view marriage as a lifetime commitment. (In fact, some would say you have no business being married if you can’t look at it in that way.) Unfortunately, the scope of “till death do us part” often makes spouses feel undue pressure about how they’re going to keep their…
Being newly single isn’t always a walk in the park, particularly if you weren’t the person, who wanted to call an end to the relationship. While it can hurt saying goodbye to a significant other or spouse, there is an upside in the amount of perks that become available to…
Getting a divorce is a seismic event in the lives of most people who experience it. It’s very rare that you will find someone admit that they had a nice, carefree divorce, and that they never hurt throughout the process. While it’s true that many can recover more quickly, there…
We don’t often share a lot of personal stories about how divorce affects people, but what we’re about to share really resonates because it highlights the key challenges that women often face in a divorce. While there are some cases where the opposite could be true, more women take on…
Facebook is often cited in divorce papers for its role in creating or perpetuating conflict within a marriage, and a new study out of the U.K. affirms much of this. According to Digital Trends, the study, conducted by U.K. law firm Slater and Gordon, reveals that one in seven people (out…
Divorce is often looked at as a tragedy, and it can be in a certain context. But for those who learn to persevere, it’s a truly powerful, positive, and uplifting thing. In fact, you may find that the person you emerge as is much more likable and successful than the…
Journaling through divorce can be difficult for so many reasons. Maybe you were a shop/agri person in high school and just hate the idea of writing anything. Maybe the emotions of your divorce are too hard to confront in such a direct manner. No matter which walk of life you’re…