Category Archives: Getting Divorced

This is from a divorced woman whose ex got engaged: I’ve been divorced for 3 years and I found out today my ex got engaged. He called to let me know, and I felt that physical pain, that stab in your heart. I pretended to be happy for him. I shou...

Divorced Girl Smiling received an email from a guy basically saying, “I got served divorce papers! Now what?!” So, I thought I'd write about what happens after divorce papers are filed. My first piece of advice for what happens after divorce p...

I felt like this story would help those facing divorce  with divorce anger and bitterness. One would think that after spending almost 20 years living in downtown Chicago it would be unlikely that I fall victim to a scam. Not the case. A few years...

Second guessing divorce is probably pretty common. But, there's a difference between having doubts and thinking you might have made a mistake. A DGS reader asks these questions: Does anyone else question their decision to divorce? In other words, ...

I hear from so many people getting divorced that they are having a really hard time forgiving their ex. Some want to forgive the ex, but just don't know how, and others say they will never, ever forgive the ex. But what if you found out that their ar...