Posts Tagged ‘wives and ex-wives’

What Would You Like Your Husband’s Ex to Know About Your Life?

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Do you wish your husband's ex had a better sense of what you struggle with?

Do you wish your husband's ex could have a better sense of what you struggle with?

I have a guest post on Jennifer Newcomb Marine and Carole Marine’s No One’s the Bitch Website today. As you know, I strongly feel that women don’t need the additional pressure of “fixing it” with hubby’s ex. Civility is often a difficult enough goal, and we need to be very careful about siphoning energy away from self-care and tending to our marriage, given how depleting stepmothering is, and how vulnerable remarriages with kids are to divorce. In the spirit of engineering the kind of civility that can make everyone’s life easier, and in the hopes of fostering mutual understanding, here’s my post.

www.noonesthebitch.com

Have a read and leave a comment–what would you like YOUR husband’s ex to know about your life?

Cooperation and Conflict: Why It’s Easy to Hate the Other Woman in Psychology Today

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Befriending your husband's ex is a new cultural pressure. Shooting for civility is usually a tall enough order!

Befriending your husband's ex is a new cultural pressure. Shooting for civility is usually a tall enough order!

I explore the phenomenon of co-wife cooperation and conflict worldwide in my most recent piece for Psychology Today. Have a read–and post a comment please!

http://www.psychologytoday.com/