by Chris J Roberts
Relationship breakups are very hard to cope up with and it takes a lot of time and pain to forget your ex. The more you want to forget the more you are reminded of your ex. It is good to reason out as to why you should forget your ex before pondering on how to forget.
Professor Melissa Gibson Behunin @ The Yuma Sun:
During the holiday season, divorce can add a new level of chaos as many family members want to spend time with the children that make this season so magical. Often the stress and excitement of Christmas combined with the strain of split parenting schedules can bring out new behavior in both parents and children.
Professor Behunin offers some choice tips on how to make things go smoothly for everyone involved.
The Times of India
Psychologists Jonathan Rottenberg and Lauren M. Bylsma analysed more than 3,000 recent crying experiences (outside of lab) and found that the benefits of crying depend entirely on the what, where and when of a particular crying episode.
They found that the majority of respondents reported improvements in their mood following a bout of crying. However, a third of the participants reported no improvement in mood and a tenth felt worse after crying.
Let me see if I understand this. They needed to do a scientific study to find out that crying makes some people feel better and others feel worse?
Sometimes I think the scientific community has waaaaay too much time and grant money on their hands.
(more Is crying therapeutic after a break up?…)
Breaking up during the holidays is especially hard. There are parties and get-togethers, and everyone will want to know why you’re not together anymore. It’s even worse when it wasn’t your decision, and all you want to do is be back together again.
If you’re going through a breakup right now, hang in there. Here are three steps you can take that will make the next few weeks a little easier.
(more Getting Your Ex Back During The Holidays…)
Dealing with a breakup is hard enough, but it’s a whole lot tougher when it happens during the holidays. There are several reasons for this. First, you’re going to have to explain to the whole family why you’ve shown up by yourself. And what are you supposed to do with the presents you’ve already bought. Do you take them back? Give them anyways?
(more Handling The Holidays After A Breakup…)
A question for Gerald Nissenbaum at The Boston Herald:
Years ago, I got engaged in Boston to a man from Turkey. The next summer we traveled to Turkey, where I met his family.
While there, my man suggested we get married by one of his relatives, who he said was authorized to perform the ceremony. I agreed. A week later we went to his uncle’s home where his other relatives had gathered. The uncle conducted a beautiful ceremony, all in Turkish, which I didn’t understand a word of. We exchanged rings, followed by the uncle placing a white shawl over both our heads and asking us to commit ourselves only to the other.
Now, after 28 years, my husband has kicked me out. My lawyer told me I needed a certified copy of my marriage certificate, which I haven’t been able to get. Now, my husband claims his uncle could only perform an engagement ceremony, not a marriage.
If that’s so, what can I do now?
From SkyNews:
An eight-year-old girl who was married off to a 58-year-old must stay with the man until she reaches puberty, a Saudi court has ruled. The youngster was married off by her father in exchange for a £4,000 dowry.
Relatives of the girl said the groom had agreed not to consummate the marriage for 10 years and to allow the youngster to live with her mother.
A better agreement would have been to say no thank you to marrying a minor 50 years younger. I’m well aware of culture differences but by any standard this is criminally nuts.
For many women in that part of the world life remains much too harsh and unforgiving.
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Reuters:
U.S. pop star Madonna and ex-husband Guy Ritchie said on Wednesday that a statement released on the singer’s behalf detailing terms of their divorce was “misleading and inaccurate.”
Liz Rosenberg, Madonna’s spokeswoman in New York, said on Monday the singer had given British film director Ritchie between 50 and 60 million pounds ($76-92 million) as part of their divorce.
Both Associated Press (AP) and Reuters reported the figures, but now the couple are distancing themselves from the accuracy of the details.
I can understand wanting to keep the money numbers private but Madonna is trying to distance herself from her OWN spokeswoman? Unless of course Rosenberg spoke out of turn.
(more Madonna, Ritchie say divorce sums “wrongly issued”…)
Divorce is one of the most stressful times that a person may go through during his or her life. Half of all marriages will end in divorce, and while the pain associated with it can be debilitating, it’s quite common. Fortunately, there are things you can do to help with the breakup.
(more You Can Deal with Divorce!…)
Tim Sullivan | The San Diego Union:
There’s no denying the Padres have been damaged by the divorce of owners John and Becky Moores, but it’s heartening to hear that the ballclub is not being used as a pawn.
Retired Judge Thomas Ashworth III, who is mediating the messy dissolution of the Moores’ 44-year marriage, says the estranged couple is still united in its desire to find the best solution for the team and for San Diego.
Since the Moores have fought about suite privileges at Petco Park, about title to three Ferraris, about condominium access and access codes, about trust provisions, about airplane expenses and about parking spaces, it’s good to know they can agree about something. Yet as acrimonious and petty as some of their disputes have been – “This constant power play is demeaning and humiliating,” Becky Moores said in one divorce filing – both sides have sought to spare the Padres from collateral damage.
(more Couple trying to put team first…)
