My parents told me they were getting divorced when my two siblings and I wer in our late teen years. I was upset, but I can’t really say I was too surprised—they never seemed that in love or ...

Good ex-etiquette is not about forcing friendship. It is not about pretending the relationship didn’t end or rewriting the past. It is about something much simpler and much harder: refusing to make ...

My mom told me my dad wanted a divorce six days after Christmas. I was 34 and the news crushed me. They are happier now that they're not together, and their divorce strengthened my marriage. Six days ...

When parents divorce, kids don’t get a say in the decision — even though they definitely have something to say about it afterward. We asked teens whose parents split up to share the things that made ...

When parents announce their decision to separate, the focus typically shifts to supporting younger children through the transition. However, divorce can profoundly affect adult children as well, ...

My parents divorced after 19 years of marriage. I had a hard time accepting that people I loved so dearly could grow to hate each other so much. Several years after the divorce, my parents moved in ...

The decision is adult-made: Explaining that both parents have jointly come to a decision. The child is not the cause: ...

Nearly all the teens I surveyed appreciated that their parents told them the truth — but a few learned there’s a fine line between honesty and oversharing. “They were very honest… but maybe a little ...