Dissonance


Which box do I check?
August 29, 2007, 2:35 am
Filed under: life

I got married on this day fourteen years ago. Seven years later I was divorced. It has been seven years since my divorce. I have been divorced now for the same amount of time that I was married. It occurred to me that I should probably change my status of “divorced” when filling out forms or introducing myself to people at this point. But to what?

Am I single, divorced or unmarried? I’m all three but just what should I declare myself? I think that after all this time I should be allowed to shed the stigma of being divorced and just assume the status of single again. What do you think? What’s the norm. Tell me what you know.


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I think any one of those is perfectly acceptable. It should be whatever you feel most comforatable with. If your filling out a document, you should put divorced if that is one of the options. At least you’re way ahead of me! I still have to say “separated” or “In the process of a divorce”.

Comment by Laura

Dude, you are technically single. Mark that. Time for a fresh start.
Or you can just put “ask me later.” Hah.

Comment by Arm Jerker J.

I think you passed “divorce status” two years after the papers were signed. I would say there’s a two year grace period in which you can call yourself “divorced”. After that, you’re just single.

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LK

Comment by lauriekendrick

I have to agree…. I was married 3 1/2 years and that ended 24 years ago (I married very young).

I need to stop putting divorced. Its was a short error in judgment…..

Im putting single or unmarried from now on.

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Great question!!!

Chris
http://www.2288beckleyrd.com

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