Rediscovering Your Sense of Self After Divorce
Dion Smith
Anytime relationships are severed, no matter the reason, you’re bound to feel a loss. This is true, even when the loss comes voluntarily or after a toxic relationship ends. After a divorce, it’s normal to feel the absence of your partner, but the losses don’t end there. Sometimes you can also feel the loss of self. For the duration of your marriage, and probably a few years before that, you’ve been defined as a couple. Invitations came in both your names, as did the monthly bills. You signed Christmas cards as a duo, and the word we ruled your vocabulary. Suddenly, you’re solo, and walking into a party by yourself...
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