Reflections: Isolation after separation or divorce 8 Articles

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by Leah Malone

I live in a single parent household, the youngest of four. I grew up pretty much all by myself. My siblings were there when they could be, but they were gone most of the time, and though none of them know it but, oftentime...read more

by Diane Ganzer

I was married at age seventeen to a man who was seventeen years older than I was, escaping an abusive life with my mother. I looked up to him as my knight in shining armor. He would take care of me and I would have no wor...read more

by Mengying Xie

It was the sound of the telephone that broke the dead silence. Lying in the darkness, I didn't want to move. But the telephone at my bedside was insistent. Reluctantly, I picked up the phone, puzzled. What the devil cou...read more

by OneWayOut

Isolation is one of the biggest hurdles that you have to conquer when separation and divorce come into someone's life. In many cases one person has not changed their actions, while the other is waiting hoping that thier wo...read more

by Gary Jenkins

I remember being a kid and thinking about how wonderful it was going to be someday to be married and to be a husband and a father.I'm not sure how old I was,but I remember the warm glow that washed over me,thinking about w...read more

by Henry Reese

I remember well the sudden rush of loneliness the moment my wife told me she wanted a divorce. It was a late night, early in November. The days were becoming short, and outside the days had turned cold, and leaves, fal...read more

by Shiralee Wooding

Divorce (whether wanted / predicted or not) is a very painful time. I had flown from Auckland to Sydney for a 2 month work project with my then work - my husband flew out half way through and announced we should split -...read more

by Mike Nwachukwu

Coping with Feelings of Isolation feelings of Isolation Laura Petherbridge says, "I would go to church on Sunday morning and I would think, Everybody has their wonderful little Ozzie and Harriet families, and I don't b...read more