Since my divorce, the question on so many surveys and registration forms -- most often from medical providers -- about marital status has puzzled me. I could check that I'm divorced, but I'm more likely to check that I'm single, which is how I see myself.
The question is rarely...
34 Comments | Posted March 12, 2012 | 8:17 PM
Recently I praised Colorado state Senator Kevin Lundberg for not introducing a bill that would have forced a mandatory cooling off period on divorcing Colorado couples. The purpose of the period would have been for couples to attend counseling about the effects of divorce on children. It's not...
0 Comments | Posted January 19, 2012 | 8:40 PM
This past week marked the opening of Colorado's current legislative session and Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, announced that he has decided not to introduce a bill that would have required parents considering divorce with minor children to attend mandatory training on the impacts of divorce on children. The...
0 Comments | Posted January 6, 2012 | 5:00 PM
This month marks five years since my husband and I separated, ending our almost 17-year marriage. If I was the average American divorcee, I would already be 18 months into my second marriage -- but I'm not the average. It seems I'm far from average since it was only a...
0 Comments | Posted November 10, 2011 | 9:37 PM
I don't follow celebrity news but in the last week it's been difficult to avoid the headlines about Kim Kardashian's decision to file for divorce. Generally the messages seem loaded with disdain for the shortness of the marriage, with suspicion that it was all a money-making ploy, and with horror...

196 Comments | Posted March 27, 2012 | 12:30 PM