Monica Medina, 9/2/11

Writer and public media professional

For the most part, my ex and I managed the birthdays in a semi-reasonable fashion. We did this by hosting "dueling" parties, with my children's friends split down the middle, much like how we split our possessions during the divorce.

Stephanie Dolgoff, 8/30/11

Everything and everyone is limited, and if you recognize and accept the limitations of the cookie or person or relationship, you can assess it a lot more accurately than if you're constantly hoping the cookie or person or relationship will turn out to be something it just cannot be.

Sarah Kelsey, 9/1/11

Living Editor, The Huffington Post Canada

When my marriage fell apart about a year ago, I knew there were only two ways to cope: I could be super melodramatic about how unfair life was or I could do something I'd never done before -- I could let my relationship epically fall apart as honestly and gracefully as possible.

Lee Block, 8/30/11

Post-Divorce Coach and Author

Why do we identify ourselves by our marital status? I am divorced--twice--but that is not who I am. It helped mold me and shape me into what I am today, but it is not what defines me.

Elizabeth Benedict, 8/29/11

Editor, Mentors, Muses

Walking papers in hand, laid-off workers must return to divorce court, plead for relief in their alimony payments, and hope against hope that it's coming. It helps to show up with a lawyer, and it helps to expect the worst.

Monique Honaman, 8/29/11

Author, HuffPost Blogger

I completely understand the causal relationship between getting married or getting divorced and gaining weight, but at the end of the day, it's not saying "I do" or "It's over" that leads to weight gain.

Nancy Alvarez, 8/29/11

My younger daughter, who now has two young children of her own, recently said, "He was my father, Mom, and I wanted to love him without feeling guilty that I was hurting you."

Annette Powers, 8/22/11

Marketing and Communications Professional and Single Mom

The pit it my stomach grew into a cavern so dark and so deep that I feared it would consume me and I'd tumble like Alice into the void.

Monica Medina, 8/22/11

Writer and public media professional

I will prove him wrong, I kept telling myself. I will prove him wrong, and in my own way, I did.

Joel Schwartzberg, 8/22/11

Essayist, Author of "The 40-Year-Old Version"

When men are set adrift, they look for anything to which they can anchor their lives again. Even a simple schedule. Especially a girlfriend.

Mark Banschick, MD, 8/17/11

"Crazy, Stupid, Love," directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, goes about exploring the complex terrain of divorce.

Timothy Carroll, 8/17/11

Author of "Don't Ever Give Up On Love."

Even during the unhappy years, we grow and develop as a person.

Monique Honaman, 8/10/11

Author, HuffPost Blogger

Did you see this on "The Today Show" on NBC Tuesday?

Susan Pease Gadoua, 8/10/11

Author, 'Stronger Day by Day'

Ten years ago, Nan (not her real name), told her then husband, Frank, that she wanted to remodel the kitchen. After over seven long months of hellish construction, Nan finally had the kitchen she'd always dreamed of.

Sally Fay, 8/26/11

Writer and filmmaker

Nancy Alvarez, 8/10/11

I met my second husband when I was teaching an Extension course on writing at a local college. It was my first day teaching at night, and I was worried about walking back to my car alone in the dark.

Eva M. Selhub, M.D., 8/10/11

Medical Doctor, executive coach, motivational speaker, and author of The Love Response

According to The Americans for Divorce Reform it is estimated that 40 or possibly 50 percent of marriages will end in divorce. This means one in two couples will break their vows.