I posted about my divorce on Facebook. I quickly learned how important divorce announcements can be.

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The author announced her divorce on Facebook.

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My ex and I broke up a month before our wedding day because planning was so stressful. I'm never doing it again.

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The author only has a few photos of her wedding dress before her wedding was canceled.

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I got married at 18 to my boyfriend of 6 months to help pay for college. It was the worst decision I ever made.

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The author married in college to save money; now she's happily divorced.

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I dated a younger guy until I learned he had another girlfriend. I became good friends with the other woman.

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The author befriended her ex-boyfriend's other woman.

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My partner and I divorced after 19 years together. It wasn't the end of the world.

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The author, not pictured, is starting over after their divorce.

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My 17-year-old daughter has dated a few boys in high school. I know the relationship is getting serious when I see her wearing their hoodie.

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The author says that she knows when her daughter is dating someone because she wears the boyfriend's hoodie.

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My husband and I have been together for 13 years. Neither of us wears a wedding ring.

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The author and her husband have never worn wedding rings.

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I had my mom and sisters wear their wedding dresses for my 40th birthday. People stopped to take photos of us.

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Hailey Myers with her sisters and mom on her way to her 40th birthday dinner.

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My partner gifted me a dog that became like a child to us. When we broke up, custody of the dog got complicated.

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The author's boyfriend gifted her a dog.

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Summer as a divorced parent goes too fast. I much prefer the school year when I see my kids more.

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The author shares how summer goes too quickly as a divorced parent

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