Just Get Over It!
Did anyone ever tell you this about your divorce? I have heard it. I have also heard: Just Move On! and Who Cares? Why Do You Care?
Now, I don’t care why you are divorced or what happened or whose fault it seems to be, these are not fair statements. Do they really think that you are just choosing to live miserably because it is fun? Are you just supposed to throw away an entire relationship and all of your plans for the future and not care about it? If it was that easily disposable, you would have thrown the marriage out with the garbage years ago and helped the garbage collector put it in the truck.
If it has been easy for you, I think that’s great. You are incredibly strong. If it has not, I’m glad to know you as well. You take life and its happenings seriously and are not afraid to feel the losses that come with the triumphs. Strength will be yours with some hard work and assessing where you have been and where you are going.
As for those who give this kind of advice: Well, at least they mean well. It hurts to hear those words as they seem to shrink the problem and negate any feelings you have. Your feelings, no matter what they are, are real and right and important because you have them. They need no approval. What is the appropriate response from you to them? Maybe just nod and thank them for thinking of you, assure them that someday you will be “over it”… and then when they are not around, you are free to let loose at their expense if necessary.
Don’t let this kind of advice keep you from sharing how you feel with SOMEONE. It’s important to get it out of your head and hear it for yourself. Talking about your fears and hurts allows you to sort through them…until you can finally “Get Over It.”








