Peaceful Divorce: It Isn’t a “One Size Fits All” Solution to a Problem
April 7, 2011 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under cathymeyer, Editor's Picks, Evolution, Reflections, Society & The Divorcee, Wisdom Gained
Submitted by: Cathy Meyer I recently read an article by Molly Monet over at the Huffington Post Divorce section. Molly has been divorced a couple of years and thinks she holds the secret to a “peaceful divorce.” She has managed to build not only a civil relationship with her ex but they have remained friends. [...]
Are You Google Safe?
March 7, 2011 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Editor's Picks, Family, Society & The Divorcee, The Ex, Wisdom Gained
Submitted by: Carrie Dahle Can you imagine a world where your ex has access to the things you do and knowledge of your personal experiences? A world where there is no stopping a sociopathic stalker from inserting themselves into your lives? A world of gross misinterpretation and perceived righteousness? I can, because it is the world we are living in today. Everyone [...]
Why do People Divorce?
December 29, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Editor's Picks, Midlife Divorce, Society & The Divorcee
Submitted by James J. Gross Why do people divorce? Susan Pease Gadoua, LCSW, writes at psychologytoday.com that certain life events can cause people to decide to get a divorce. She calls these pivotal events because they are life altering and cause people to make other changes in their lives. Examples of pivotal events are… A [...]
Adversarial Divorce Attorneys: The Bunny Cage Case
November 20, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Children & Divorce, Editor's Picks, Legal Issues, Parenting, Single Moms, Society & The Divorcee
Submitted by: Belinda Rachman I don’t’ remember when or how I found The Bunny Cage blog, but upon seeing the provocative photography of this self-styled Cindy Sherman of Wyoming, I started following Sara LeeAnn Banevedes. It was hard to believe someone so hip was living in a small town writing such interesting stories and taking [...]
What Happy Divorcees Know
October 27, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Evolution, Identity, Society & The Divorcee, Towards magnificence
Submitted by Deborah Moskovitch Why is it that some people can move on happy, while others walk around bitter and angry many years postdivorce? It’s not necessarily the decisions you make, but how you learn to live with them There is one thing for certain and that is, there is no looking back. All I [...]
What I Think Of My Divorced Mom
September 1, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Evolution, Healing, Identity, Living Alone, Midlife Divorce, NoMore, Society & The Divorcee, Wisdom Gained
Submitted by Delaine At 66 years old, my mom is a real firecracker. This woman has so much energy, she makes 20 year olds look like slugs. But much more than that, mom is confident. She’s generous beyond belief. She’s sexy. Has taken great care of herself. And she spends her days either working 10 hour shifts in [...]
New York Goes No-Fault: What Does This Mean For Women?
August 16, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under cathymeyer, Coping, Legal Issues, Legal Matters, Personal Finances, Society & The Divorcee
Submitted by: Madeline Grace Are no-fault divorce laws in the best financial interest of women? Not according to the study below. In the late 1980s, several states set up task forces to study gender bias in the courts. For example, in Colorado, one section of the task force was charged with the area of divorce. [...]
Is Divorce Inevitable?
August 10, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under dailyplate, Deciding to leave, Evolution, Reflections, Society & The Divorcee
Submitted by: Big Little Wolf We’ve certainly had our fill of celebrity scandals in the past year – more than enough to fill the tabloids as we cluck our tongues and shake our heads. We’ve been dumbstruck at the sheer number of Tiger’s infidelities. We’ve been impressed by Sandra Bullock’s class act. We’re appalled at [...]
Facebook, Divorce, and You: Will Your Marriage Succumb to the Power of Technology?
July 7, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Celebs & News, Evolution, markbanschick, More Topics, Society & The Divorcee
Submitted by: Mark Banschick M.D. Imagine: you’re on Facebook and you see that one of your friends has changed their relationship status from ‘married’ to ‘single.’ It’s always complicated to let people know about your divorce, and Facebook gives you a way (for better or worse) to let everyone know. Isn’t that easy? Think about [...]
Guys, Don’t Hate Her Cause She Has Dated Younger Men
June 23, 2010 by Cathy Meyer
Filed under Dating & Sex, Figuring Out Men, NoMore, Society & The Divorcee
Submitted by Delaine As I read through his lengthy profile on the dating site, I found myself laughing out loud. It was written with such good humor that I assumed THIS line was too: “What I don’t like: 1) Women who date younger men in the hopes of hiding from the fact they are OLD. 2) Women who [...]




