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Coping with Divorce or Separation

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5. It's like getting back surgery

Thu Jul 13, 2017, 02:40 PM

Jul 2017

Scary and hurts like hell at first, but eventually the pain is gone and you finally realize that your free.

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Divorce sucks. [View all] Blue_Roses Jul 2017 OP

Negotiations can be difficult, elleng Jul 2017 #1

True Blue_Roses Jul 2017 #3

I am really really sorry irisblue Jul 2017 #2

Thank-you! Blue_Roses Jul 2017 #4

I was very depressed during and after my divorce marylandblue Jul 2017 #11

It's like getting back surgery marylandblue Jul 2017 #5

Scary is the exact word Blue_Roses Jul 2017 #7

You've been together so long, fear is natural marylandblue Jul 2017 #10

Felt your pain. MountainManAt8kft Jul 2017 #6

How did you and your ex finally Blue_Roses Jul 2017 #8

Yes it does. murielm99 Jul 2017 #9

How are you doing? irisblue Aug 2017 #12

I'm hanging in there Blue_Roses Aug 2017 #13

it will end. my divorce dragged out for 3 years. mopinko Aug 2017 #14

A week later after writing this he snuck out Blue_Roses Aug 2017 #15

report the car stolen. mopinko Aug 2017 #16

I can't report it stolen for a couple of reasons Blue_Roses Aug 2017 #17

it gets better. mopinko Oct 2020 #18

i know this was long ago, but its new to me babydollhead Mar 2021 #19