Break Up Like A Man

Breaking up sucks. But sometimes a relationship just cannot be allowed to continue if you’re genuinely unhappy. If you’re a good guy then you don’t want to hurt the girl any more than necessary, so here are some tips on how to break up like a real man....
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From Unhappily Married to Happily Unmarried

The End Of An Era 2006-2022 After 15 years of marriage, Eric and Genevieve are now officially divorced. Just as their marriage began surrounded by loved ones, the former couple hopes to end their marriage with the support of loved ones as well. Celebrate Life. Humans come together to acknowledge and celebrate every other momentous event, such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, even funerals, so why not divorce too? We chose to throw a joint divorce party together to signal to our friends and families that divorce is happening, that our divorce is amicable, that they don’t need to choose sides, and to announce to the world that life is changing for the West family! Setting Intentions. A combined divorce party sets the intention of the type of divorce we’re envisioning. While I can only hope to achieve the co-parenting relationship that @momsoftampa have with their blended families, Eric and I have agreed that we will always put the kids first. And we make a g...

You Made Love Leave

She poured every ounce of her soul into loving you. She would have stood by you and loved you forever. But you couldn’t take it. Pure Love was too much for you. But instead of finding healing for yourself to be able to accept Love, you left her. You left her for years. Decades even. You left her in a thousand little ways every single day. You left her in such big, undoable ways that no one would have blamed her for leaving you back. But she stayed. And is he loved hard enough to make up for what you couldn’t give. She stayed because that’s what Love does. She turned towards you because that’s what Love does. She held you while you confessed and cried because that’s what Love does. She saw her partner in distress and she loved you and she stayed. And in repayment for her affection and steadfastness, you made her cry. You broke her heart. You broke your vows. You broke your home. You broke your promises. You broke her hope. You didn’t believe you could be so thoroughly l...

Let It Burn

It’s official. The divorce is final. I am untethered. No longer a wife. No longer a “Mrs.” No longer able to afford to stay home with the kids. No longer able to look forward to being an empty nester who finally gets to put herself first. No longer picturing sitting on the porch in the morning with coffee and the husband of my youth. I am adrift. I float through several days of sobbing and drinking and not getting out of bed and not wanting to go home and forgetting to feed myself and overeating and sleeping too much and not being able to sleep. I send regretful text messages compulsively, knowing I shouldn’t. Knowing I should practice self care rather than lashing out. But I ignore my wiser, saner voice and send them all anyway. I am flailing. I am suffering. And I do not go quietly. I do not apologize for saying out loud what I’ve been keeping secret for years.What do I have to lose now? Not my marriage. That’s been lost. Exhausted from days or wee...

An Open Letter To Officials Serving North Portland, Oregon

UPDATE: Please join the community for a press conference Monday 1/13/25 at 10am at Columbia Pool An Open Letter To Officials Serving North Portland, Oregon, I am writing to you in outrage and with profound disappointment over the permanent closure of Columbia Pool in 2023. This decision is not just a matter of budgetary convenience—it is a blatant example of racism, ableism, and socio-economic discrimination. The closure of this vital community facility disproportionately harms the most vulnerable populations in St. Johns and North Portland. It perpetuates systemic inequities and sends a clear message: marginalized communities are not a priority. Racism in Public Service Allocation St. Johns, one of Portland’s most racially diverse neighborhoods, has consistently been underserved. As of 2019, ZIP code 97203, which encompasses St. Johns, was 63% white—lower than Portland’s overall 71%. Black, Indigenous, Latino, and immigrant residents make up a significant portion of the population her...

Genevieve C. West

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