“Be the spouse who helps to heal your partner’s heart and mind, not another spouse who helps to destroy it.”

Dear Stepparent, Your Partner Will Never Heal From Their Past If You Keep Rubbing Their Nose In It

Staying Together ‘For The Kids’ Isn’t Always A Bad Thing
“Sometimes, they’re the best reason in the world to stay.”

‘My second husband informed me he was going to move his girlfriend into our family home.’: Woman shares story of life after infidelity
“The next morning, I was certain I could do this.”

‘Blended does not equal broken.’: Mom recounts beautiful blended family, co-parenting journey
“Suddenly what once felt like my biggest failure, was actually our biggest blessing.”

‘Your daughter is so lucky to have you.’ If people knew my story, they’d realize I’m the lucky one.’: Single mom shares foster daughter’s adoption journey
“My husband of 7 years told me he didn’t want kids. I was utterly shocked and confused. We had already started saving for their education. I contemplated my choices, none of which were part of my plan. Divorcing someone I loved didn’t seem fair, but life without a family didn’t make sense to me.”

I Didn’t See My Divorce Coming, And It Was Ultimately A Gift
“I had basically no money saved and no plan whatsoever. I pawned my engagement ring, which afforded me three months in an apartment, and borrowed two twin mattresses from my sister to put on the floor.”

‘I posted online and a man responded with a simple, ‘Needed this.’ It opened the door to the rest of our lives.’: Abuse survivor details meeting love of her life on Instagram
“Jason was in the middle of a divorce. My life felt like a series of breakups. So you can imagine my skepticism when someone wanted to fly down to take me on a date without having met him in person before. But it’s when you stop having expectations that life begins to unfold into the beautiful story it’s meant to become. At least it did for me.”

I Spent My Entire 20s Building A ‘Perfect’ Life, And Then It Exploded
“I had goals. A plan. I was running on adrenaline and pure fear of failing. I did whatever I had to do to get where I was going. In hindsight, I put bandaids on bullet holes. Not knowing that most of the bullet holes were in me.”

I Am Living With Incurable Breast Cancer, But I Have Never Felt More Alive
“When the likelihood of longevity of life got taken away from me, I realized how much I was wasting precious time and energy. How much I was wasting time worrying about what people thought of me and obsessing over every day problems.”

‘I picked up a puppy from the pound and left my abusive marriage. Then I drove to a campground and fell in love.’: LGBT couple share sweet love story
“I knew immediately I had never met anyone like Megan, and this was it. This was the person I didn’t believe existed.”