Category Archives: Life After

Dating After Divorce: a Tough Climb

Getting back into the dating scene after years of being married fills most divorced people with dread, and none more than parents who face the unenviable task of telling their children there is someone new in their lives. On the … Continue reading

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Divorce and Social Security – Don’t Forget It

For many divorced people Social Security becomes very important. About half the people who marry in the United States divorce, and Social Security is the primary income for 72% of unmarried retirees. Many unmarried retirees become single because they are divorced. … Continue reading

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The Empty Nest Refills

More adult Americans now live with the their parents after having left home for school and (in many cases) marriage. Today, more young Americans 34 and younger sleep in their childhood bedrooms than at any other time in the past … Continue reading

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Throwing out the Small Stuff to Start a New Life

Jennifer Cullen, a writer, describes how she made the transition from married to single by replacing of a lot of small items – the paraphernalia of marriage, so to speak— and in so doing found a way to reflect her … Continue reading

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After the Divorce, Reach for a Sweet, Instead of a Smoke

Smoking appears to be part of the collateral damage of a divorce, according to a University of Toronto study of the smoking habits of 19,000 Americans. It appears that when a smoking parent divorces the children run a greater risk … Continue reading

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