I'm standing on the board. Getting ready to jump. My heart is beating out of my chest... Where have I felt this fear and exhilaration before? Oh yeah — the day I chose to leave. Look at that. A...

I've been adrift in a sea of avoidance lately, but last week I cast a line towards the shores of reality and caught the staying power I've been looking for. Sometimes it just takes a little...

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Before I met Ahmed, I couldn't stand being alone. I craved the company of other people. But, being married to a fellow extrovert has made me appreciate solitude. At least for now...

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Ahmed and I will be signing papers in October.  This week, I sat down with him to ask if he is ready for the final step.  I'm not sure I got an answer.

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It's the last days of summer. I have been so busy I haven't even noticed it fly by! So... I am taking the opportunity to take back some "alone-time." (My husband always hated it when I declared I...

After 10 months in my new apartment, I finally had a housewarming party! Sheesh. It took me long enough. But as soon as the first guest stepped over the threshold, I knew this was the moment my...

I just can't seem to drag myself to the gym these days. In my pursuit to get back to my pre-marriage fitness levels, I finally had to call in the troops. Literally. This is the first in a series...

To divorce or not to divorce. That is the question. I have never sought answers from the family source, but this week, that's where I found them.

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Sometimes the best support comes from those who have gone before you. Rebecca, my only divorced friend my age, tells me what I have to look forward to after the trials and tribulations are...