Think of a lawyer as a divorce expert who takes care of business so you can take care of feelings.
Tag: divorce
#1344: “How do I end a marriage less than two years in?”
All those guides for how to say "I do", you'd think there'd be way more advice on how to undo it.
#1199: “Hello, I’d rather hang out with my main character than my husband.”
Dear Captain - I (she/her) am a middle-aged wife of a man (he/him). We've only been married three years (together 8) but it has turned out to be rather nothing like what I wanted marriage to be - and I was not unrealistic! He's emotionally constipated and may also be more intellectually my inferior than … Continue reading #1199: “Hello, I’d rather hang out with my main character than my husband.”
#1175: “My teenager says their father (my ex of 1.5 decades) is sending me a V-Day Present. Help!”
Dear Captain Awkward, My teenager has informed me that their father told them he plans to mail me jewelry for Valentine's Day. Their father and I have been divorced for nearly a decade and a half and I've been in three committed, long-term relationships in that time. I have less-than-zero interest in my ex-husband romantically … Continue reading #1175: “My teenager says their father (my ex of 1.5 decades) is sending me a V-Day Present. Help!”
#1130: “When I told you my marriage is over, it wasn’t an invitation for advice on how to fix it.” + Summer Pledge Drive continues
By request, behind a cut with a content note for past suicidal ideation (that is resolved & the person is safe/ok now). Hello Captain, I write asking for a script. I (she/her pronouns) am leaving my husband of ten years. We have a young child. My husband is not an abuser or a Darth Vader; … Continue reading #1130: “When I told you my marriage is over, it wasn’t an invitation for advice on how to fix it.” + Summer Pledge Drive continues
#899: “Disclosing a long-ago marriage and divorce feels awkward.”
Hi there, I have a bit of an odd quandary. I am divorced, and I divorced young. My relationship was a very bad and abusive one, and that was a dark time in my life. I have gotten therapy, learned a lot about myself, and I think I'm doing well. It's daily work to deal … Continue reading #899: “Disclosing a long-ago marriage and divorce feels awkward.”
#690 and #691: One of life’s saddest lessons is that people don’t have to be awful or evil to be not quite right for you.
Letter Writers, no one is topping "Dear Sugar" on this topic. Read that and you're probably good. But just in case, your letters and some answers are below. Dear Captain Awkward: I'm 29 and female, and have been in a relationship with the same guy since college. We now live together. He wants to marry … Continue reading #690 and #691: One of life’s saddest lessons is that people don’t have to be awful or evil to be not quite right for you.
#669: “My partner’s wife is a People-Pleaser. Good news, I am a Fixer!”
Hello awesome awkward people! I'm in a poly relationship, my partner (of four years) has a wife of 20 years (her & I have been really close but have grown more distant the last nine months or so) who has really been struggling the last couple years with what she feels is depression (I'm phrasing … Continue reading #669: “My partner’s wife is a People-Pleaser. Good news, I am a Fixer!”
#604: Is there a Hallmark card for “I got divorced?”
Dear Captain Awkward, I am a straight male in the process of getting a divorce. I am the one who filed for it. I did so out of necessity because my spouse has been increasingly unstable and abusive throughout the marriage. I spent years telling myself that things would get better any day and that there … Continue reading #604: Is there a Hallmark card for “I got divorced?”
#410: How do I tell old professional contacts about my recent name change now that I need a reference?
Dear Captain Awkward: Last year, I got divorced. At the time of my divorce, I was offered the legal choice to go back to my maiden name, or to keep my married name. I decided to choose a whole new last name, which was something I had always wanted to do. My new last name … Continue reading #410: How do I tell old professional contacts about my recent name change now that I need a reference?
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