This is me: 38, back in New York, and, I am divorced. Over the last 10 months I struggled with the idea of sharing something that was so painful and private. I’m aware of how obvious the change in my personal life has been to others, however, I needed time to heal and process this experience on my own. I am finally feeling confident and am rediscovering true happiness again but it’s taken me time and courage to get back to a place where I am ready to talk about it. So many of you rooted on my love for the 8 (!) years we were together. It feels like an exhale of relief and strength to openly share this part of my life now and address that it has changed. I’m no longer ignoring the elephant in the room. I never imagined that I would find myself leaving a marriage so soon after entering it. But sometimes time reveals in others what we cannot have recognized by ourselves. The entire experience was shocking, scary, and it hurt, a lot. Despite the discomfort over the last year, I chos...