Finally, a little bit of clarity...

Well, last night was painful but I feel a bit relieved. I should give a bit of background.

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Broken Relationships and Their Effect on The Need to Belong

The loss of a partner in break-ups, especially if not by mutual agreement, means a loss of belonging and self-esteem. We suddenly cease to be attractive – in our own eyes – and we often do not care about anything else until our perception changes for the better.

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Three important things about CHANGE many people do not know

We use the word CHANGE quite easily. We know it affects us to different degrees. We often fear it more than we welcome it and we reluctantly accept that it is a pervasive and continuous force in our lives.

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Vengeance websites are giving angry women the chance to expose their ex-partners as love rats. David Smith on the rising tide of 'e-venge'

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — All is peaceful and orderly on the older adult unit at Hanley Center, where substance abusers over the age of 55 are spared the noisy swagger of addicts half their age across the campus.

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Business is booming for a Berlin entrepreneur's unique service -- delivering break-up messages for a fee. Bernd Dressler, who charges 50 euros ($68) to tell people they have been dumped, says he has helped end 200 relationships in the last 11 months.

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Perhaps if Bernd Dressler were smaller, sicklier, a little less confidently self-tanned and ivory-toothed, he'd be beaten up for doing the job he does.

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A great article about grieving and the loss of relationships, as compared to the support others receive when a partner dies. Great information about how to support a friend or loved one through a break up or divorce.

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-- Internet affairs have replaced the office romance as a main cause of marriage break-ups. Throughout Australia, a growing number of cyber cheats are abandoning their spouses to pursue romances forged online.

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