Pinned Six months out — what's better, what's still hard

The first six months after the divorce papers is its own season. What's easier now than you expected? What's harder than you expected? Newer members find this stuff really useful.

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Better: sleeping through the night. Still hard: birthdays. The first one alone hits harder than New Year's.

Better: knowing what's mine. Still hard: telling new people I meet that I'm divorced. The word still feels heavier than the experience now is.