Perspective And Preparedness For Divorcing Women

Perspective And Preparedness For Divorcing Women Perspective And Preparedness For Divorcing Women Years ago, divorce was something discussed in hushed tones, as if it were something terrible and scandalous. Fortunately, divorce no longer carries as heavy a stigma ?and that?s mostly because it?s so much more common than it used to be. With so many people having been divorced, who?s left to do the stigmatizing? Even if we?re not divorced, we all have friends or family members who have been through it . . . and what?s more, people who stay married aren?t always so satisfied that they feel they can look down on those who choose to divorce. (Divorced women are often surprised to find that some of their married friends actually envy them!) As Abby Rodman points out in her recent article at betterafter50.com, we?ll all be better off when ingrained societal messages about divorce become more neutral than negative. Our cultural mindset needs to shift toward acceptance and the realization that divorce is simply something that happens to some couples. We don?t all have to be aboard the ?conscious uncoupling? train, but we do need to fully understand that a woman shouldn?t be ostracized just because she?s getting a divorce.