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Is your wife divorcing you? Here’s what I’d advise you do to get through it
I know scores of newly divorced men. Here’s what I advise
5 min readFeb 24, 2024
I know, you’re devastated. Maybe you’re angry, maybe you’re just distraught and grieving. You’ve tried suppressing it and staying busy, and pretending it isn’t happening, but the woman you love is walking out of your life forever and there’s nothing you can do about it. Maybe you feel like it is too humiliating or frightening to talk about your feelings right now. You feel powerless. Afraid. Unlovable. Stupid. Ashamed. Out of control. Anxious. Despondent.
But let me tell you this: it’s going to be ok. Here’s what I’d advise about getting to the other side of miserable.
1. Accept that it is really over, and you can’t win her back.
Unlike in romcoms, women rarely leave relationships until they have reached a point where they no…