Archive for November, 2008

What Was Missing

Singlegal
Mid 2000, Movie Theater.
Ex and I are sitting waiting for a movie to start, and discussing divorce. We have been dating two years, and he has proposed. I have tentatively accepted. The topic of marriage arises, and somewhat naturally, divorce. “If it happens, it happens” says Ex. I am taken aback by his nonchalance. I [...]

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Getting Single, SingleGal
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When Your Ex Moves On

Singlegal
Ex is 1500 miles away and I can still hear what he’s not saying.
I’ve suspected for weeks that there was some news he didn’t want to share. After ten years together, it’s still easy to discern what’s in between those often blurry lines. It started with Ex updating me on his state of being, [...]

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Getting Single, SingleGal
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Forgotten Inspiration

Just a lil something from GoodbyeGal
This summer Divorce Club took a trip to a spiritualist camp. I was seeking guidance for my future and affirmation of my present. I was granted all of that and more. I left feeling confident that my decision to leave my old life behind would indeed be worth the [...]

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Divorce, Getting Single, GoodbyeGal
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Dyslexic Heart

Singlegal
Hello, Hello? Is this thing ON?
Hello there Singlegal! This is your heart speaking. No, not that organ that pumps blood and is hooked up to that pesky aorta. No, this is your figurative heart. You know, the one you were trained to rely on during countless fairy tales and movies. The one that almost lept [...]

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Getting Single, SingleGal
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My Designer Friends

Singlegal
I’m at a party for a friend in the heart of New City, being introduced around to other women I haven’t met before. Social encounters such as this one are becoming commonplace since I’ve moved, and I’m smiling and nodding when the conversation takes a turn. As is probably common among women my age, the [...]

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Getting Single, SingleGal
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