New Posts For Thread: Post-Divorcehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-DivorceDivorce can bring about a lot of different responses, which can interfere with future relationships. Fear is a big one - the fear of trusting, fear of letting yourself depend on someone again...and a very huge and real fear of mixing homes, lives, fiYour situation sounds much like mine. I entered a relationship a year after recovering from a car accident. It took 18 months in and out of hospitals to finally recover--physically. I didn't have counseling while going through the recovery process, thttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-Divorce?post_id=503121001#503121001Your situation sounds much like mine. I entered a relationship a year after recovering from a car accident. It took 18 months in and out of hospitals to finally recover--physically. I didn't have counseling while going through the recovery process, tThu, 21 Jul 2011 12:11:11 -0500jjday-i asked God for patience, once; He told me i'd have to wait for it!Then He gave me situations that tested my patience. After all, one cannot develop an enduring patience if they are never challenged by the rude, uncivilized, or criminal, can ohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-Divorce?post_id=503011145#503011145jjday-i asked God for patience, once; He told me i'd have to wait for it!Then He gave me situations that tested my patience. After all, one cannot develop an enduring patience if they are never challenged by the rude, uncivilized, or criminal, can oWed, 20 Jul 2011 13:15:39 -0500Thanks, Hatman.I'm just really lost because there is a huge part of my heart that says "this is the man for you- be patient, stand by him and love him while he does this." But I also don't want to stay and love someone who will never be able to lovehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-Divorce?post_id=503004077#503004077Thanks, Hatman.I'm just really lost because there is a huge part of my heart that says "this is the man for you- be patient, stand by him and love him while he does this." But I also don't want to stay and love someone who will never be able to loveWed, 20 Jul 2011 12:15:38 -0500jjday-Prayer is up.As i have aged, one of the things i have both experienced and observed is that we must learn to live with pain(various degrees thereof) until we die. "Gettin' old ain't fer sissies." ~Betty DavisThe hurts he has suffered, you cannhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-Divorce?post_id=503000769#503000769jjday-Prayer is up.As i have aged, one of the things i have both experienced and observed is that we must learn to live with pain(various degrees thereof) until we die. "Gettin' old ain't fer sissies." ~Betty DavisThe hurts he has suffered, you cannWed, 20 Jul 2011 11:40:47 -0500I am looking for some advice on being in a relationship with someone who has suffered the hurt of divorce.My current boyfriend of nearly two years was divorced only a couple of months before we met. He warned me of his situation on our 2nd date, ofhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-Divorce?post_id=502990425#502990425I am looking for some advice on being in a relationship with someone who has suffered the hurt of divorce.My current boyfriend of nearly two years was divorced only a couple of months before we met. He warned me of his situation on our 2nd date, ofWed, 20 Jul 2011 09:53:17 -0500We are complete in ourselves. Expecting another to complete you will only lead to unhappiness. As Christ said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is within YOU". Too many marriages think that dependence is love. It is not. When you require another individualhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-Divorce?post_id=378502533#378502533We are complete in ourselves. Expecting another to complete you will only lead to unhappiness. As Christ said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is within YOU". Too many marriages think that dependence is love. It is not. When you require another individualThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:15:29 -0600Despite the pain you have experienced, you are now seeing a way forward and are taking steps on a new path towards more fulfillment. Friends and support, as well as a strong faith will certainly be of so much help, and I am glad you are getting the khttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-Divorce?post_id=378369169#378369169Despite the pain you have experienced, you are now seeing a way forward and are taking steps on a new path towards more fulfillment. Friends and support, as well as a strong faith will certainly be of so much help, and I am glad you are getting the kWed, 18 Nov 2009 09:37:07 -0600Thank you for your insight and i can humbly say you are right. i do miss the closeness and I am resentful. But God has been good to me I havea wonderful new family in Christ, a supportive family network, making new friends everyday through NA home grhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-Divorce?post_id=378350013#378350013Thank you for your insight and i can humbly say you are right. i do miss the closeness and I am resentful. But God has been good to me I havea wonderful new family in Christ, a supportive family network, making new friends everyday through NA home grWed, 18 Nov 2009 01:16:48 -0600Welcome to the Divorce & Separation Forum, Wvurn, and sorry for the pain of infidelity in your marriage and for the pain of it having ended. You are struggling to come to terms with what happened and to try to create a new and happier life for yoursehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-Divorce?post_id=378176365#378176365Welcome to the Divorce & Separation Forum, Wvurn, and sorry for the pain of infidelity in your marriage and for the pain of it having ended. You are struggling to come to terms with what happened and to try to create a new and happier life for yourseMon, 16 Nov 2009 09:45:50 -0600I am really conflicted by my recent divorce in June 2009- I knew I could not stay married to a man who was unfaithful not one time but with four different women several times over. Our home had become a battle field over the last two years I was marrhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/20184937/Post-Divorce?post_id=378135913#378135913I am really conflicted by my recent divorce in June 2009- I knew I could not stay married to a man who was unfaithful not one time but with four different women several times over. Our home had become a battle field over the last two years I was marrSun, 15 Nov 2009 20:04:20 -0600