Dimensions/E+/Getty Images When I met my now ex-husband in in my early 20s, I wanted him to be my best friend. I wanted a partner to do everything with me, to be everything for me — a confidant, a sounding board for business ideas, and an antiquing buddy. I thought (naively) that that’s what a...
LordHenriVoton/E+/Getty Images When my ex and I separated 10 years ago, we were very clear about one thing: our kids would come first. They’d come before our feelings about each other, new partners, and any hurt, sadness, or mourning we had. It was important that our kids didn’t get caught in the crossfire of our...
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images Game of Thrones alum Sophie Turner wants to clarify something she said during an interview with The Sunday Times while promoting her new series Joan (which is about a single mother and jewel thief). In the interview, she said, “If I hadn’t been a mother, I don’t know if I would have...
— MStudioImages/Getty Images When Elizabeth Cohen was recently divorced, she’d often hear responses from others like: "OMG, I’m so sorry," "That’s so terrible," and "Are your kids doing OK?" Those are exactly the types of phrases she didn’t want to hear. Rather than really listening to what she was going through, she felt these responses...