Divorce is such a nasty word. People run away from it. People going through divorces are shunned, like lepers, because no one knows what to say, because no one wants to be around that kind of negativity, because divorce is a failure of love, it’s broken promises, it’s broken hearts. I used to say marriage is forever, that I’d never get a divorce.

My husband, Brad, and I got married on March 12, 2016. I planned the wedding myself, and though the weekend was complete perfection, the planning leading up to it was far more stressful than I ever imagined! I had grand plans of printing a wedding book and large portraits to frame for our walls, none of which has happened yet because I didn't want to touch anything related to my wedding for months afterwards. ...