Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well

Lunajuly said Reassured me that I was not alone. I had read all of the "how to save your marriage" books that talked of the horrors of divorce and how you needed to MAKE MARRIAGE WORK. How do MAKE it work!? I felt so guilty because I knew that I could not continue to stay married. To tell people that they HAVE to stay with someone they don't love doesn't fix anything.That said, especially if you were formerly a stay at hom. Alexandria,Va USA said Awesome Pre marriage, marriage and Post Divorce Resource. Education Education Education : This was an eye opening book that helped put many of my perceptions about marriage and divorce into real terms and it was nice to read that I was NOT alone at what I saw in marriage as a whole.This book is recommended to be part of prevention: Pre marriage recommendation for all women so we can move out of rushing into marriage for the sake of. Excellent and clarifying Sassafras I use this book to help my clients make a decision about whether to stay I their marriage or to divorce. The personal stories of women who made these choices are very moving. It is a very helpful guide as to the steps to take if one decides to divorce. I highly recommend it! I have bought several copies.

Cutting Loose introduces 50 women, varying in age, race, class and predicament, who have thrived after initiating their own divorces. Author Ashton Applewhite is one of these women, having sued for divorce after enduring an unfulfilling ten-year marriage. Cutting Loose is an essential resource for women who want to leave their marriage but fear the consequences.Shattering the media-generated image of the lonely, deprived and financially strapped divorcee, Applewhite provides a much needed reality check. Cutting Loose offers moving evidence of how such belief works, whether in a relationship or walking the road alone. Perceptive, realistic, and wise, the book is of enormous practical value to both women and men who aspire to more equal and fulfilling relationships."—Laura Day, author of Practical Intuition . For women contemplating divorce or for those who have already divorced, Ashton Applewhite’s insightful book sheds light on what to consider before making the decision to end your marriage, how to protect yourself—both financially and emotionally—and how much your life will change.One out of every two modern marriages ends in divorce, and 75 percent of those divorces are initiated by wives. Their fears of financial, emotional and romantic ruin were never realized; on the contrary, their lives improved immeasurably, and

Using case histories and well-documented research, she offers a no-nonsense, practical look at women who have come through the process of divorce and feel good about their experiences. From Library Journal In contrast to those who view divorce and its aftermath negatively, Applewhite (Thinking Positive: Words of Inspiration for People with AIDS, S. . The book is easy to read and includes an extensive bibliography. Learning Resources Ctr., Dunwoody, Ga.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Recommended for popular psycholog