March 6, 2016

"After divorce, your ex still has your words in her head. She could change into someone you get along with a lot better."

"Also, you might change. You could become more confident and reconnected to important parts of yourself once you’re no longer locked in the adversarial position-taking that often develops in a bad marriage. That confidence or clarity can translate into being more generous and magnanimous of spirit, more accepting.”

From "You Married Them Once, but What About Twice?" (in the NYT).

9 comments:

iqvoice said...

The cause of most divorce in 2016 is Trump Anxiety. I'm sure I read that somewhere.

tim in vermont said...

That must be some kind of twitter based URL. Oh well, I blocked twitter.

SayAahh said...

A triumph of hope over experience redux.

rhhardin said...

My ex girlfriends are all friends.

Laslo Spatula said...

Or maybe you realize you were a bit of an asshole the first time and would like a Mulligan.

Baby, remember the Good Times.

Also: reference the Pina Coloda song.

So I waited with high hopes and she walked in the place
I knew her smile in an instant, I knew the curve of her face
It was my own lovely lady and she said, "Aw, it's you."
Then we laughed for a moment and I said, "I never knew."


I am Laslo.

rehajm said...

Or you could just both be fickle twits.

Laslo Spatula said...

These situations can really have consequences for The Children:The latest 'Daddy Issues America'.

Was inspired by this post, but trying not to post the more 'overt 'comments here. Respect.

I am Laslo.

Portlandmermaid said...

Great name, what kind of music would a band called Fickle Twits play?

David said...

No way.