Our community is small — running into exes everywhere

Sending you so much strength. The first few weeks are the hardest and they do pass. It is okay to feel relieved. Relief is not the same as not caring.

The guilt lied to me for months. It does get quieter. Keep going.

Practical tip: open your own bank account today, even with $20 in it. You will thank yourself.

What helped me was writing everything down — dates, who said what. It kept me sane and it mattered later.

It is okay to feel relieved. Relief is not the same as not caring.

I felt this in my chest. You are not failing. You are surviving something most people never have to.

My lawyer told me 80% of cases settle before trial. That fact alone let me sleep.