A painful divorce is one of the worst experiences you can go through. Let’s not sugarcoat it – it’s rough. A relationship that was once joyful and reliable splinters apart, and all that’s left is lawyer’s bills and bitterness. But humans are remarkably resilient; we heal, and we move on. Dating again after divorce can
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Social media usage is a double-edged sword. While it may strengthen social connections between friends and deepen a romantic relationship through continued interaction despite physical distance, constant social media use makes depression worse and harms your overall wellbeing. On Twitter this often plays out as aggression because the accounts are anonymous, while on Facebook it
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Making the decision to separate from a long term partner is rarely easy, but staying in a deeply unhappy relationship is no walk in the park either. If you’ve been struggling with the decision, it can be difficult to know what to do and it’s even more complicated if children are involved. You have to
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If you’re getting married, there’s a fair chance your marriage won’t last in the long run. That’s because in Australia today, one out of every three marriages ends in divorce, with the median duration of marriage to a divorce being 12 years. In the US, the statistics are closer to one out of every two
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How do you deal with something as shocking as a divorce? The reasons for a marriage ending can be complicated and difficult. It could be because of communication and relationship breakdown after months or years of unresolved arguments, or sometimes a couple struggles to recover from an affair. Some couples stop putting time, energy, and love into
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The split of Academy Award Winner Gwyneth Paltrow from Cold Play frontman Chris Martin recently has made news headlines. But not just because they are ending more than 10 years of marriage, but because of the way it was announced. Gwyneth announced the split on her blog Goop, under the headline ‘conscious uncoupling’. The online
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One of the patterns I have noticed in the couples I have been working with lately is that they engage in ‘relationship exits’. A relationship exit can be described as when one partner acts out their feelings instead of communicating about what is happening for them in a way that is respectful and promotes connection
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