Found long lost dad - now what? [more inside]
posted by rmm on Nov 27, 2009 - 7 answers

I’m in the process of divorcing, and starting to date seriously again. The catch: I’m absurdly young to be in this situation. How and when to break the news to dates? [more inside]
posted by ripley_ on Oct 20, 2009 - 24 answers

My husband of 17 years had an affair and left me for someone else. Three years later, I’m still feeling bitter and vengeful. Please help me cope. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 3, 2009 - 38 answers

We are recently separated (with lots of drama), and our families and friends don't know. How do I deal with my brother in law asking to stay with “us” for a while, since he suddenly got a job in our town? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 2, 2009 - 45 answers

Is it possible to get started on an amicable divorce or separation agreement while still living together? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 19, 2009 - 16 answers

Tell me the best way to introduce my kid to new significant others. [more inside]
posted by RajahKing on May 14, 2009 - 17 answers

[DivorceFilter] I need divorce role models. Can I get over my separation and become a wholehearted person again? Can any of us? Did you? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 16, 2009 - 16 answers

So, I am here. Despite it all, it's over anyway. Seven years gone by.... [more inside]
posted by PROD_TPSL on Jan 1, 2009 - 16 answers

Hopefully-not-too-ugly Divorcefilter: How can I get my (future-ex) wife to finalize our separation agreement? [more inside]
posted by dammitjim on Oct 25, 2008 - 8 answers

Here we go again. It looks like we're getting separated. In North Carolina. Short-term marriage, no joint property, no kids. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 21, 2008 - 7 answers

Why might people wait so long to get divorced, when at least one party definitely wants it. [more inside]
posted by Penelope on Sep 23, 2008 - 28 answers

How do I learn to enjoy being alone after a recent separation? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 25, 2008 - 24 answers

Is there some good advice you wish you had been given when your marriage or LTR ended? A practical "to-do" list if you will. [more inside]
posted by pixlboi on May 12, 2008 - 27 answers

I'm at University and far removed from home geographically. My parents are planning on getting divorced soon and anyone semi-observant would've seen this coming years and years ago. Both wonderful people, both wholly incompatible. So what can I/they do for my adorably clueless, naive, 8-year old sister who still has no idea? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 4, 2007 - 14 answers

Young-divorcée-dating-filter. How do you do it without getting hurt? She (24) likes me (32) Her 4-year-old daughter likes me. Her mother and sister like me. But she's not quite single—only separated and dealing with someone who's not a good husband but is apparently a decent father. This one's kind of long. So, naturally, there's [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 6, 2006 - 23 answers

I have been in a troubled marriage for so long, I have lost perspective on how bad it may or may not be. Outside opinions welcome. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 1, 2006 - 62 answers

I want to get a divorce I'm in the UK: Do I need to involve a solicitor? is this something I could do on my own? If it is something I can do myself, how can I go about starting it? My wife is not overly keen on us getting a divorce, though I'm pretty sure she'd NOT put up much of a struggle once the thing got started. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 29, 2006 - 9 answers

Hi all -- no doubt you've all heard this tale before, the storybook boy meets girl, girl moves back to Russia, boy serenades girl for 2 years, girl gets married to boy in UK, boy then becomes complacent and arrogant and ignores girl, girl leaves boy but doesn't officially separate, time passes, girl moves on and starts new life in new city, meets new boy and decide to get married; boy when hearing this short circuits and makes girl's life living hell just before 2 year marriage visa is due to run out, girl has to leave country and new boy trying to figure out what to do. So I'm the new boy. The girl is from Russia. The unpleasant tangled web leads me to urgently search for good legal advice on the combination of immigation and marriage. Any advice or recommended contacts? [more inside]
posted by kiwi.es on Jun 1, 2005 - 23 answers

Relationship-oriented books for a separated (married) couple in which one member is a loner and the other is not? [more inside]
posted by scody on May 31, 2005 - 4 answers

You are not my attorney, and I'm not asking for legal advice. I would like an opinion, though, on the financial situation of a rough breakup. I've been with my girlfriend for seven years, and we're splitting up. It's gotten ugly. She has $10k in credit card debt, some of it for things she's bought for me/us, some not. She's telling me now she wants $5k from me, or she's going to start selling the things she's bought for me (such as the PowerBook I got last Christmas). I was going to be the bigger man in this, and help her pay her debts off a bit at a time, but now I'm extremely angry. I want to find out if there is any legal grounds for me telling her that no, we were never married, she gave me these things as gifts, and I don't owe her a dime. I live in Texas, for what it's worth, and I am looking for an attorney locally.
posted by anonymous on Dec 11, 2004 - 33 answers