Marital Hiss
The opposite of marital bliss.
The category that predates the divorce — essays from inside a marriage that was already broken before anyone admitted it. The emotional desert years, the gaslighting, the moment it became undeniable. Read this one before Divorced Now What if you want the full story in order.-
Summer Doldrums
I am guilty of packing too much busyness into my days. I get all caught up in the “To Do” list that I forget how much fun it is to just take a break. I wish now, as the month of July comes to a close, that I had been able to have more of a break these last few months.
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Back to the Bumpy Road
Well, I was right to be apprehensive. Things are only just getting back to some kind of normal. Kind of scary since he has been home for five months now. But to make matters worse, two weeks after his return, we got it into our heads to sell our house and move into a bigger home.
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Second Thoughts…
I confess to a weakness of spirit. Sometimes I find myself dwelling on the possibilities of a life with different choices. I wonder if I settled and cut myself off from different avenues of adventure and single living.
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Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Impending doom is coming - in the form of the husband returning from deployment. Why the dread?
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On Being Married
I have been married to my husband for almost 8 1/2 years. In this time, I have concluded that I am not the person I used to be.
