The idyll is over and the writing is on the wall. The rows are unbearable, you take no pleasure in each other's company, you've moved apart, you might even be involved with other people. Divorce is being openly discussed.

Alternatively, friends or family tell you the news that they are divorcing. Be careful not to find yourself entangled in dangerous territory, and work out where your loyalties lie.

In this section...

Your Divorce

Friend or Family Divorce

See also...

Rites of Passage: Divorce

Divorce: Forms of Address

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