Category Archives: Thinking About Divorce

A cheating spouse is something that is devastating to a marriage, and it changes everything. But while many people assume cheating automatically means you are headed to divorce court, my "Love Essentially" column (published today in Chicago Tribune...

From a reader: I have been married 10 years and I want a divorce. I love my husband so much it hurts to have to tell him I am leaving. We have been fighting for 4 years now, since my dad died, and even more so for the last year, since my mom died. Ma...

Read the e-mail I received below from a woman seeking relationship advice. I just found out that my ex (whom I still love and he tells me he still loves me) is having a baby with another woman. (DHS got involved which is why we are no longer toget...

I don’t know one divorced woman or man (or anyone on earth-divorced or not) who doesn't have days or even longer times when things seem to be imploding in their worlds. In my own situation, I describe those periods of time as feeling like I’m ...

Here is an email from a man thinking about separation from his wife. I truly feel for him because it really is a tormenting decision to have to make. Jackie,  I'm thinking about separation. A few months ago I found out my wife was cheating on ...