Come Sail Away

Single Gal
This past week, I opted to exercise my divorce-right to self-destruct.
A serious of life vignettes, topped off with drama and disappointment, led me to push away just about everyone who would come close to me. Somehow, this seems natural. I mean, that’s what you are supposed to do, right? When one person [...]

Shout Out to the DIL …

Single Gal
*Sigh*. Called the Divorce Lawyer today, or the “DIL”, as I henceforth refer to him. In my twisted recall, the conversation went a little something like this:
Ring Ring
DIL: “Hello. Divorce Lawyer (DIL) here. How can I reconstruct your life today?”
Single: “Yes, I’d like a divorce please”.
DIL: “Fantastic! You’ve come to the [...]

The Un-Love Letter

Single Gal
Sandra Bullock: “Daddy, were you loved enough?”
James Garner: “Oh, how much is enough?”
~ Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood (2002)
I’m in a letter writing mood today.
Dear Ex: I hope this letter finds you not dead …
No, no, no – too nice.
Dear Ex: Checking in to see if your heart is [...]

Milestones

by GoodbyeGal
Today I reached a milestone in my journey to independence. I have been avoiding my family, as I’ve mentioned in previous posts, and realized one of the reasons why. I am ashamed and embarrassed about the reason for my deciding to leave Ex.
I spent the morning tearing up just thinking about seeing them. Knowing [...]

Tags: Divorce, Saying Goodbye, Seperation, Singles

Running on empty

By GoodbyeGal
Some days I just want to run. Like Forest Gump. I’d run far (I’d also be in shape so that I could run far) and I wouldn’t come back for a very long time. Can I preserve this “here and now” and come back to it later? Life really needs more buttons, like pause [...]

The Scarlet Letter

Singlegal
It’s arrived; divorce announcement time. Circumstances at work prompted me to need to tell my boss and subsequent coworkers about the break-up, the big “D”, my giant scarlet letter. It’s uncomfortable for both of us; me for having to provide this monstrous bit of personal information, and them for having to ingest it. No [...]