dating after divorce

  • I have drafts of unwritten posts. I start one, lose interest, walk away. Then another, and another. And I can’t figure out why I am having such a block in emoting via the written word, other than the fact that so much has changed for me since I started this blog. So much has changed…

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  • Trying to Catch A Cougar

    The drink appeared in front of me at the bar while I chatted with a friend. I looked up at the bartender inquisitively and she pointed to a young man seated at the end of the bar. His smooth face, the bright smile, a little hungry. What is wrong with this kid? Why is he…

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  • While based on true events quoted to me, these stories are fiction. Sometimes women break hearts as often as men do, and sometimes we forget that toxic patterns go both ways. Part 1 You genuinely loved him, once upon a time. You traced your name across his heart, built a future with him, whispered to…

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  • I marked my parent’s divorce as the standard for what to do after my own divorce. My mom and stepdad were married within a year of my mom and dad separating. My dad was in a relationship with his second wife, though the timeline and details are foggy, rather quickly after they divorced. Here I…

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  • I have this voice inside me, you know the one. The inner monologue. The story you tell yourself. The narrator who never breaks the fourth wall. For some people it isn’t a voice but more like a running reel of imagery or emotions. For me, it is my voice, but a lot meaner. All the…

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  • If you’ve been following along, you might have picked up on the fact that my marriage was a bit of a shitshow, and that I am currently wading through the wreckage, unpacking the aftermath, and wanting to find love again. I’ve had my share of struggles in the dating world. Struggles that landed me in…

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  • We are all starved for companionship and increasingly isolated, yet somehow more of us who are dating again after divorce, in our 40’s, are finding ourselves in serial dating situations against our will. Why? The dating landscape is a strange, barren hellscape these days. Don’t take my word for it – ask any of your…

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