Breaking Up & Divorce

If your ex was a jackass the first time around, he probably still is
by Eleanore Wells
The success of a revisited relationship depends on why you broke up the first time. It could be a good idea if the reason for the break-up was situational, that is, if there was something going on in your life or his life that got in the way

Kid's Cancer Does Not Lead To Parental Divorce
by Margarita Nahapetyan
In spite of severe stress and emotional strain caused by a child's illness, marriages and partnerships of couples whose children are battling cancer are not more likely to fall apart than of those who have cancer-free kids, claims a new 20-year study from

The Breakup Bible: The Smart Woman's Guide to Healing from a Breakup or Divorce
by Rachel A. Sussman, LCSW
If you have experienced the ending of a romantic relationship, you are not alone. Every day women all over the world suffer from debilitating breakups or divorces. In a split second the life you know evaporates. The pain can feel agonizing

How to Save Your Marriage Alone
by Ed Wheat, M.D.
I have the privilege of counseling people from all over the world in the area of love, sex, and marriage from the biblical and medical viewpoints. Our published materials, counseling cassette albums, and seminars evoke a constant stream of letters

Making Sense of Divorce
by Catherine Kohler Riessman
Divorce has touched the lives of more individuals today than ever before in history. The marital bonds that in earlier generations (and in many parts of the world to this day) were broken most often by death are in many Western societies

Divorce Linked To Hair Loss In Women
by Margarita Nahapetyan
Women who had lost a spouse through divorce or death are much more likely to suffer from hair loss than women who are happily married or single, a new study has found.

A Hand to Hold: Why Relationships End
by Daphne Rose Kingma
Ending a relationship is so painful and makes us feel so awful—bad, hopeless, inadequate, desperate, lost, lonely, and worthless—that most of us are afraid we won't live through it. We feel bad about what our families will think

The Divine Institution of Marriage
The Divorce Myth
by J. Carl Laney
Although I had studied the subject of marriage, read many books, and received much counsel concerning this important step in life, I knew very little about marriage and the commitment that is involved. Only during the last several years have I really begu

Leaving Him Behind: Cutting the Cord and Breaking Free After the Marriage Ends
by Sandra S. Kahn
Slowly, like a building tidal wave, the figures on divorce keep mounting. In the course of the eighties, we were first dismayed and then alarmed to learn that fully half of all marriages in the United States would end in divorce. As we begin the

Cohabitation Before Marriage Increases The Risk Of Divorce
by Margarita Nahapetyan
A new government study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that couples who live together before they get married, increase the risk that their marriage will fail. However, their chances improve if they were already engaged

Letting Go; A 12-Week Personal Action Program to Overcome a Broken Heart
by Tracy Cabot, Zev Wanderer
Preface A Personal Note from the Authors Each time we became victims of a change of heart on the part of our lovers, we realized the incredible, unrelenting pain involved. And until each particular relationship fell apart, we suffered from "neurotic

On Your Own Again: The Down-to-Earth Guide to Getting Through a Divorce or Separation and Getting on with Your Life
by Keith Anderson, Roy Macskimming
In our first session together, I always ask new patients one simple question: Why are they here? They've gone to a certain amount of trouble to see me, I remind them - to obtain a referral, to make an appointment, to wait several weeks and then show up

How to Get Your Lover Back: Successful Strategies for Starting Over (and Making It Better Than It Was Before)
by Blase Harris
At random, you open up a copy of Emily Bronte's Withering Heights. You come upon Heathcliff, who is approaching Cathy's deathbed. Cathy is dying of a poorly defined illness - you suspect heartache. Heathcliff says "wildly," "Why did you

How To Overcome A Divorce
by Margarita Nahapetyan
For most people it is always very hard to deal with divorce. No one enters a marriage believing that it will end some day, however almost 50 per cent of all marriages do end in divorce. Feelings, such an anger, sadness, depression, helplessness, lonelines

Calling It Quits; Late-Life Divorce and Starting Over
by Deirdre Bair
Not every writer finds inspiration for a new book in a dentists office on a sweltering summer day. I was a nervous wreck waiting for what I knew would be the bad news that I needed an implant, and so I thought I'd divert myself by reading magazines

Dating By The Rules
by Toni Coleman, LCSW
Instead of blindly following 'The Rules,' consider coming up with your own set of standards for your dating life- ones that reflect your values, goals and present needs. Approach each new man you meet with an open mind and give him the same respect

The One Magic Person
Obsessive Love : When It Hurts Too Much to Let Go
by Susan Forward, Ph.D., Craig Buck
I can't believe I did all those things. The phone calls, the drive-bys, the letters, the tantrums, the threats ... it just wasn't me. But it took me so long to get him out of my head. The way he looked, the way he smelled, the way he touched me ... he

Getting Divorced Without Ruining Your Life: A Reasoned, Practical Guide to the Legal, Emotional and Financial Ins and Outs of Negotiating a Divorce Se
by Sam Margulies, Ph.D., J.D.
This book was originally written in 1990 and published in 1992. In the ten years since I wrote the first edition, some (although not most) of the thoughts I expressed in the original have changed, and there have been some small changes in the nature of

Divorce Is Not the Answer
Divorce Busting: A Step-by-Step Approach to Making Your Marriage Loving Again
by Michele Weiner Davis
The decision to divorce or remain together to work things out is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. It is crucial for those considering divorce to anticipate what lies ahead in order to make informed decisions. Too often the fallout

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Healing A Broken Heart: A Guided Journal Through the Four Seasons of Relationship Recovery
by Sarah La Saulle, Ph.D., Sharon Kagan, M.F.A., M.A.
Introduction LOSING A LOVER through a breakup or a divorce is one of the most profound and painful experiences of life. This book is specifically designed for anyone who is having difficulty letting go of a romantic relationship. If you are considering

Live, Laugh, Love Again; A Christian Woman's Survival Guide to Divorce
by Michelle Borquez, Connie Wetzell, Carla Sue Nelson
Facing the Unthinkable-Shock "For with God nothing will be impossible." —Luke 1:37 NKJV Feel like you just got run over by that train? That chug-achug- a-choo-choo steam engine of D-I-V-O-R-C-E that hits you hard right in the chest, then

It's Not Me, It's You; The Ultimate Breakup Book
by Anna Jane Grossman, Flint Wainess
The Perfect Breakup Medium for You Why do you have to break up with her? Be a man! Just stop calling! —Joey Tribbiani, Friends If you're a decent human being, there is only one way to break up with someone: in person. Yes, that's right: you're

Five Men Who Broke My Heart
by Susan Shapiro
Two days later, I received an e-mail from brad under the heading 'Stormy Weather.' I opened it to find six words: 'hard to see you, raining since.' I was taken aback. I was the wounded party here and I had almost recovered. I had sublimated my confusion a

call-hell: The Dictionary of Failed Relationships
by Meredith Broussard
call-hell: the state of severe anxiety following a date or sexual interlude, when the woman wonders desperately if the man will call, and the man does nothing to eliminate this severe anxiety. Symptoms of call-hell include: obsessive checking of telephone

It's Called a Breakup Because It's Broken : The Smart Girl's Break-Up Buddy
by Greg Behrendt, Amiira Ruotola-Behrendt
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAHHHHHHH! F*#k, it hurts. It's rocking the very core of your being. You never saw it coming. You knew this was going to happen. You were going to do it first. You only broke it off with him before he broke it off with

The Warning Signs of a Relationship Headed For a Breakup
by Jed Diamond, Ph.D.
We all know of relationships in which the couple is forever fighting and unhappy. The heat is too high. Rather than warming, it burns. We also know couples who have given up on having a good relationship and have settled for one where they are physically

Divorce - Careful Choice
by Susan Allison
Making the decision whether or not to leave a relationship may be the most daunting part of the divorcing process; at least it is the one filled with the most anxiety. This is partly because divorce is a choice made of our own free will, and we sense the

Breakup - The Mourning After
by Howard Bronson, Mike Riley
Waking up on the day after a breakup can be a rather grim affair. Most people emerge from the hiding place of their slumbers to the unhappy recollection that a large part of their lite is now gone. It's the first day of the 'mourning after' a loss.

Giving Love Another Try: Are You Relationship Bound, Or Just on the Rebound?
by Equalityin Marriage
If you are like most people, your thoughts on your past relationships are probably bittersweet - feeling fondness toward the positive memories and sadness or anger toward the situations or circumstances that led to the relationship's end.

Divorce: Another Woman
by Elise Edelson Katch
Almost immediately after our separation, my husband began to spend serious time with a woman I knew. A professional acquaintance of mine. Someone I liked.We had recently spent a great weekend together, and when she called, on that first night after the re