18 THINGS ABOUT LONELINESS AND HOW TO ALLEVIATE IT Apparently we now have a “Minister For Loneliness” in the UK Government because life is getting lonelier than ever. Why is that and what can we do about social isolation? It’s […]
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RELATIONSHIPS AFTER DIVORCE
January 26, 2022
A few years ago I wrote a post called “Love at First Sight for the over 50’s” all about how love at first sight happens more often, the older you get. I wasn’t totally convinced about relationships after divorce and felt […]
HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU LOVE SOMEONE?
September 24, 2021
“How do you know whether you love someone (or not)?” is a question most of us ask ourselves (and others) at various points in our lives. It’s a basic, fundamental, human desire and you’d think I’d know the answer, now […]
WHERE TO RELOCATE ONCE THE CHILDREN HAVE LEFT HOME?
June 16, 2021
One of the regular conversations I’m having with my friends of late is about relocating once the children have left home. I suspect this discussion is typical of our 50 + age group, but it has been brought forward by […]
LIFE AFTER DIVORCE
April 26, 2021
It’s been a while. I haven’t been writing much of late as I was unfurloughed after nearly a year ‘off’ which was a total shock to the system. However, it wasn’t long before I was put back on furlough and […]
DIVORCE DAY ADVICE
January 7, 2020
The first Monday in January is known for being “Divorce Day”, the day you are most likely to search for a lawyer after getting through the heightened emotions of the festive period. The stress of trying to create the perfect […]
HOME ALONE
September 12, 2019
I’ve been home alone for over a week now and I’ve been having terrible FOMO. My children are all on holiday with their dad, step family and partners and I’m missing them. You’d think it would have disappeared by now, […]
IS THERE A GOOD AGE FOR PARENTS TO DIVORCE?
January 24, 2019
New research from the University College London says that divorce is less painful for children if it happens when they’re younger. Those between the ages of three and seven in their test of 6,000 children were 16% less likely to […]
HOW TO SURVIVE CHRISTMAS WHEN YOU’RE DIVORCED
December 13, 2018
You would think I’d be an expert on how to survive Christmas when you’re divorced by now. But I’m not. Because each year comes with different complications and issues. Tolstoy’s famous quote about families springs to mind and can relate […]
It is not only the justice system that needs to be totally revised when it comes to divorce, but the whole issue of raising children. I would love to see the unpaid “caring” work that women (or men) do, both […]
GOOD FRIDAY
April 14, 2017
HAPPY GOOD FRIDAY TO Y’ALL. I hope you’re having a good Good Friday and enjoying the beginning of a lovely long weekend. My blog is TEN YEARS OLD TODAY. WTF. I started my blog over the Easter weekend and so […]
BRAN AND GELINA
September 25, 2016
So all we are left with are Bran and Gelina – individually both a lot less strong than the sum of their parts. Although my blog features issues on divorce from time to time, I have been late to comment […]
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