I ran into an old buddy the other day.  We were catching up on what's been going on in our lives since we'd last seen each other.  It's been a long time since we'd gotten together, and I felt compelled to mention that my X and I had gotten divorced. His feigned shock was almost convincing.  Almost.  Then he let it slip that he's been seeing her.  What an asshole.  If you're going to stoop low enough to date someone's X, don't pretend that you're "shocked" when you hear about the divorce.  It really pissed me off.

My husband and I are separating.  Separating.  It's such an ugly word.  i don't know how to even act when I see him. Am I still supposed to smile and act like everything is fine? Or do I need to act tough and independent immediately?  I'm lost.  Completely by myself in this world.  Thank God I have my little girl to distract me.  I don't know what I would do without her.

How are you supposed to recover from the horrendous stage in life? I am so depressed.  I can't eat.  Everything tastes like chalk.  I miss everything about my life.  I wish I could go back to being complete and happy in marriage.  Now I'm just single.  Single.  Single.  Single 33 year old woman who is no longer desired.  Will I ever  be happy again?  I can't see the way out of this darkness.

OK, who else has trouble with getting pet custody in divorce? My X and I share a boxer together and he was basically our baby.  We agreed on the property division, vehicles, all our assets.  Everything in the trial was speedy at first.  I even thought I was going to have limited litigation costs for my lawyer.  My X and I had agreed that I would have our boxer.  In the middle of the trial she switched her view and decided she wanted Rocco to herself.  Pets can make people vicious man!  Good news is that I got sole custody of him after all ha ha

Whenever my son stays weekends with my X, he comes back an absolute terror!  He throws tantrums, doesn't listen and becomes short and hot tempered.  I've asked his father about what he's doing, but he tells me he has no idea what I'm talking about and always finds a way to twist it back on me, like I've made our son a monster! 

My ex and I had our fair share of problems.  One of the biggest arguments we ever had though was about having kids.  She wanted to immediately (we were only 20!!) and I didn't want them until much later.  I don't like to blame the divorce on any one thing, but this road block definitely had something to do with it.  I think she should have been more easygoing, she thinks I should Have been more sensitive.  Anyone else facing issues like this?

My husband is a Cuban citizen, and we met while he still had a student VISA to the U.S. during college.  It was a quick romance, and we didn't necessarily think we'd get married, until I became pregnant.  After that, it was almost like we had no say in our future.  We got married,  had our baby and quarrelled constantly.  When we divorced, it was difficult, but we agreed on one thing-we both needed to be a definite physical presence in our little girl's life.  My ex's VISA expired last year, and he was deported back to Cuba.  Even now that U.S. citizens can safely travel to Cuba, it's nearly impossible for him to have a close relationship with our daughter.  What should I do?  Is there anything I even can do? I'm lost.