Tag Archives: Divorce

Prayers for My Second Spouse

I wasn’t a good wife to my first husband. I was impatient. I nagged. I let small things fester. I refused to try new things and take interest in his hobbies. I focused on the negative and rarely praised the positive. I withheld love and withdrew my affection. Sure, I had my reasons for allContinue reading “Prayers for My Second Spouse”

How to Be a Girlfriend After Being a Wife

The first thing I learned very quickly after my divorce is this — dating in 2017 is nothing like it was the last time I was single. For one, dating apps didn’t exist in 2010. Before I met my ex-husband, I wasn’t even old enough to meet a man for happy hour, so I was a littleContinue reading “How to Be a Girlfriend After Being a Wife”

Questions: The Newly Single Woman’s Perspective

Can I start over? How do you live your life when it’s been inextricably linked to another’s for nearly your entire adulthood? How do you suddenly learn to cook for one without getting sick of leftovers before you’ve made your way through them? How do you meet a man for drinks when you weren’t legalContinue reading “Questions: The Newly Single Woman’s Perspective”

The Online Dating App-idemic

Move over COVID, there’s a new epidemic in town. The Online Dating App-idemic affects single people of all ages and walks of life, but Millennials are especially vulnerable.   About 80% of human communication is non-verbal. When you’re meeting and flirting online, you lose all sense of body language. It’s also difficult to discern thingsContinue reading “The Online Dating App-idemic”