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Life After Divorce - Finding Your Path to "Happily Ever After" a Divorce

Divorce isn't something most people dream about on their wedding date. Those dreams are usually full of a life spent together, having and raising children and other "happily ever after" fantasies. Divorce rarely falls into a "happily ever after" category. But it's a reality and it does happen. If you find yourself if that position, while it's painful, it doesn't mean there's no "happily ever after" for you. It just means, you'll have to take a different path to reach it.

The road leading to that new path is called "moving on." You must take that road in order to begin your new journey. While bumpy, rugged, and full of twists and turns, it's a road everyone must travel. There's no short cut or way to avoid it. But how will you know when you've reached the end of this road? One landmark to look for is that you are now:

Looking forward instead of back

What does this mean? Well, let's take a look:


1. At this point you will no longer have any reconciliation fantasies. You've accepted that the marriage is over and there's no going back on that decision. Whether you initiated the divorce or not, you recognize this is your new reality and instead of begrudging it, you embrace this is where you are.

2. You're also starting to see your ex-spouse more as your children's other parent rather than your ex-spouse. The anger that is so commonly directed at the ex has died down. You don't think of them so much as your former spouse because you've accepted that part of your life being over. As a result you've begun to feel more hopeful about your new life and what's in store for you.

3. You're becoming more confident in your ability to be a good single parent and aren't always dreading parenting alone.

4. Finally, you are now able to think about plans for your future. You're able to consider the possibility of a new relationship in order to enhance the new life you've embraced rather than fulfill it.

Once you've achieved these landmarks, you know you're reaching the end of the "moving on" road and will soon be looking for that new path you're seeking which will lead you to your "happily ever after."


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Contributed by Alyssa Johnson on April 29, 2008, at 3:20 PM UTC.

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