I used to think that divorce meant failure, but now I see it more as a step along the path of self-realization and growth.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't see divorce as a failure. I see it as the end to a story. In a story, everything has an end and a beginning.
Divorce is never a pleasant experience. You look upon it as a failure. But I learned to be a different person once we broke up. Sometimes you learn more from failure than you do from success.
Divorce is a time of change. It really rocks a foundation of most people's lives. When we have our heart broken or our dreams taken away from us, it is a time of growth and change.
A divorce is like an amputation: you survive it, but there's less of you.
The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure.
Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option; to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship.
I believe that the dissolution of a marriage comes about by the breaking down of self-esteem.
I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally.
Divorce isn't just the person, it's everything that goes with it - your kids, the adjustment, everything.
Divorce is one of the key predictors of poverty for a child growing up in a home that's broken.
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