The Breakup Advice You Should Ignore

Monday, January 14, 2013 The Breakup Advice You Should Ignore Whether it's well-meaning friends and family or the divorce blogs, the conversation is the same: "Rah-rah" motivational stories and self-help tools for making yourself happy again. There is certainly a time when such advice is useful, but I can't help wonder if this overriding "divorce positivity" is impeding the actual grief process and creating more anxiety and feelings of failure. 5 Things You Should Change On Your Online Dating Profile How To Get Revenge On A Cheater Why Friends With Benefits Are 'Ideal' For Divorcees Divorce OFF! Are Single Moms 'Not Equipped To Cope' With Sons? BLOG POSTS Lois Tarter: 13 Divorce Resolutions for 2013 If you got divorced in 2012, it's time to kick off the New Year with a new you. Yummy Mummy Club: Should You Change For Your Marriage? I fell deeply in love, but I wasn't enough the way I was. He's right, I thought. I'm too childish. I should grow up. So I put my comic books away. I stopped talking about music and art. I tempered my excitement about creativity. Sometimes, though, I'd feel this terrible ache. Amy Chan: My Letter To The Other Woman I wasn't enough. That was the first thought that entered my mind after I found out my partner cheated on me. I replayed the scenario in my head hundreds of times, recounted every detail of our time together to find any clues or indications that he was unhappy.

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