Life got harder and we couldn't catch our breath to repair the cracks that were forming under the extreme pressure of life. We loved each other, that was not the issue and still isn't.

The wedding was beautiful, the party was fun, and still there lingered a sense of why did he wait so long? She shelved her grievances until one night....

How many siblings does she have? She doesn't know and she doesn't want to know. She has taken herself off all social media to avoid being contacted by the many more lurking out there.

Your profile is no different to the cover of a book and the text at the back. When you want someone to take an interest in you, you must show them who you are. When you do this your interaction with others improves.

Give her what she wants financially. I will not go to court and put my little girl through watching her parents fight over her.

I want you to make sure you don't compare everything your ex does as alienation and make false accusations that can cause unnecessary harm.

There were many first dates, 'the men were nice enough,' but she never felt any connection until she met Mark. Mark was interesting and funny, and she believed he shared the values she was looking for in a husband and father to her unborn children.

Nawal is a lawyer, a mediator, and a divorcee. When she experienced leaving her narcissistic ex, Google search couldn't provide her with the necessary information to deal with her 'tricky divorce'

It took another two years for me to say out loud to myself 'I want a divorce' and to actually call a lawyer. I threatened divorce all the time, assuring him that one day he would have to be a parent that turns up.

It takes a village to raise a child, but not everybody has a village to turn to. We may not be aware that we can and should ask for help, but every community needs a Billy Katz to build a village.

He changed his career to something with fewer office hours and more availability. Now he works from home on the days he has her which is 50% of the year.

There is the other possibility that people don't say out loud enough, 'What if my ex stops paying or dies?'

Meetings today are in person or online, and it doesn't matter as long as both agree on the format. For some this can be beneficial, such as people who feel distressed in the presence of their soon-to-be ex-spouse

I met my husband at a work event, American-born with Iranian parents. It was as though we spoke the same language. He understood my ways, and I learnt the American ways through him. He was privileged and seemed to know everything about anything.

With daddy in another city, my brother and I got to fly as unaccompanied minors- I loved it, the tags around our necks, the air stewardesses making a fuss of us, and then turning up to his home and enjoying the lack of rules, the lack of healthy food and the unrestricted bedtime.

Divorce can be traumatic, the death of a dream once created during the high of falling in love is now painful and unbearable. This trauma is no different from a bereavement, and with it comes the perceived threat of survival.

I was nearing 40 and I had already dated enough women to know what wasn't right for me and I knew what I wanted for my future.

We all hear stories about someone's ex hiding money or assets - this is illegal. If you havent started your divorce, now is the time to gather as much information as possible

Women turn up feeling shame, regret, and embarrassed that they have let things slide or have very little knowledge of the finances. They are incredibly fearful of the future.

Divorce awakens a spectrum of emotions that can leave you feeling out of control and somewhat irrational. A reminder of what was, even if you called it quits. It can be even more challenging when your ex appears to have swiftly moved on.