Q. “We’re one of the first couples in our social circle to get divorced. I don’t want my divorce to change my friendships, yet I’m worried that it will. What can I do to prevent it?”
A. This may not be the answer you want to hear, but divorce will inevitably shake up your friendships and [...]

Q.  “I want to return to my maiden name to help me move on from the past, and go forward into the future..a new life, new name.. new me! But I would like my ex-inlaws to accept my decision for doing this has not been out of spite or to upset them. Just simply it’s [...]

Question:
“I find it hard to deal with my alienation from my ex-husband’s family. I am an only child, and they had become like my own brothers and sisters. They are polite if we happen to meet publicly, but I have essentially been shunned by them. It doesn’t seem fair.”
Answer:
In an ideal world, people could end [...]