When do you stop being “divorced”
and can start calling yourself “single” once again?
I don’t like the word “divorced;”
it somehow attaches the ex-spouse to you like old gum on the bottom of your
shoe, and I don’t think that is what you want. You legally ditched the ex, so being
divorced should not dominate your introduction to others.
If you never remarry again, doesn’t
it condemn you for all eternity to say things like “Hi, I’m divorced.” to brand
new acquaintances? This leads to questions like “Since when?” And here you go again – dragging that old
carcass into the preliminaries when you have more exciting things to discuss
like politics, sports, your next dental appointment.
Along with reclaiming my maiden
name (and paying off the lawyers), I was newly single the moment I walked down
the court steps and headed for the parking garage. (Isn’t single the opposite of married?)
Being divorced is not a permanent
condition. Like the flu or a stomach virus,
you survived and it’s over. You don’t go around saying, “Hi, I had a
colonoscopy.” It was difficult, but move on. You might eventually get around to
sharing this info one day, but not at the start of each new conversation.
Here’s something else that goes
with that: Why is a person who has married more than once considered
“remarried?” Unless you marry the same person again, shouldn’t you just be “married?”
It’s that sticky gum nuisance
once again, messing up your Ferragamos.
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