“My own husband was divorced when we met, but without kids. I don't know what I would have done if he'd had them. I got the message very early on that the worst mistake a woman can make is marrying a man with children.” IfsKnowsMenChildrenDoneKidsMy OwnMistakeWorstMetsHusbandMessagesDivorcedMarrying Author:Ayelet Waldman
“The laws that Charondas gave to Catana,... A man might divorce his wife, or a wife her husband, said Charondas, but then he or she must not marry anyone younger than the divorced mate.” MenSaidMightLawWifeHusbandDivorceMatesDivorcedMatrimony Book:The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization Source: The Life of Greece: The Story of Civilization
“A husband and wife may be divorced and go out of the presence and beyond the reach of each other, but the different parts of our country can not do this. They can but remain face to face, and intercourse, either amicable or hostile, must continue between them.” MayDifferentCountryFacesWifeHusbandOur CountryCan NotHostileDivorcedFace To FaceIntercourseHusband And Wife Author:Abraham Lincoln
“I am divorced, and one of the things I am tremendously grateful for is that my ex-husband and I made a decision to go through mediation. I knew a trial would drag on for years, would cost me everything, but worse, would be devastating for our four small children.” YearsChildrenMadeWould BeDecisionFourCostHusbandGratefulTrialsDragExesDivorcedSmall ChildMediationEx Husband Author:Jane Green
“My husband didn't want the divorce, but I did. So there was a lot of bitterness initially. Once we got to the space where we understood that we have the most important thing in the world in common; no one else shared that commonality. Our son is priceless, and in order to give him the best, we have to be better to each other. Although we are still divorced, we still call each other "family." It was a journey to get there, but it's a beautiful place to be.” WorldWantGivingStillsImportantBeautifulOrderSpaceCommonJourneySonHusbandUnderstoodImportant ThingsDivorceMy HusbandBitternessDivorcedPricelessBeautiful PlacesCommonality Author:Regina King
“Divorce is the hardest obstacle I've had to overcome in my life. I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce. When I reached that crossroad, I felt like such a failure. After years of therapy together, I realized that staying together was emotionally destructive. My husband didn't want the divorce, but I did. So there was a lot of bitterness initially. Although we are still divorced, we still call each other "family." It was a journey to get there, but it's a beautiful place to be.” PeopleBelieveTogetherBeautifulJourneyHusbandMarriedOvercomingObstaclesDivorceI RealizedTherapyMy HusbandBitternessDivorcedBeautiful Places Author:Regina King
“I know one husband and wife who, whatever the official reasons given to the court for the break up of their marriage, were really divorced because the husband believed that nobody ought to read while he was talking and the wife that nobody ought to talk while she was reading.” KnowsReasonReadingGivenTalkingBreakWifeSeaOughtHusbandCourtOfficialsDivorcedBreak UpHusband And Wife Author:Vera Brittain
“She divorced her husband, y' know. I never knew him, it was before I met Jane. Apparently she came back from work one mornin' an' found her husband in bed with the milkman. With the milkman, honest to God. Well, apparently, from that day forward Jane was a feminist. An' I've noticed, she never takes milk in her tea.” KnowsWellsFoundHonestMetsBedHusbandFeministTeaMilkDivorcedJaneMilkman Author:Willy Russell