As Carrie Fisher Once Said In A

I Am Divorced, And One Of The Things I Am Tremendously Grateful For Is That My Ex-husband And I Made A Decision To Go Through Mediation. I Knew A Trial Would Drag On For Years, Would Cost Me Everything, But Worse, Would Be Devastating For Our Four Small Children.

Jules Says There Are Three Things That Make You A Grown-up: An Eight-piece Set Of Matching Dishes; Gin, Vodka And Whiskey In The House; And Making Your Bed Every Morning. I Disagree With Her. I Think You're Officially A Grown-up When You've Got Another Half. When You Don't Have To Live In Fear Of Other Couples. When You Don't Have To Feel You're Not Good Enough.

When I'm Single, I'm This Fabulous, Independent, Confident Woman, And Then I Get Involved With One Disastrous Man After Another And I Turn Into This Needy, Insecure, Fearful Girl Who Becomes Frightened Of Her Own Shadow.

... You Don't Have To Wait For Someone To Treat You Bad Repeatedly. All It Takes Is Once, And If They Get Away With It That Once, If They Know They Can Treat You Like That, Then It Sets The Pattern For The Future.

Marriage Should Be About Fun,” She Says Gently. “it’s About Friendship, And Laughter, And Trust, And Fun. If It’s Not Fun, If You Take It All Too Seriously, What’s The Point? You Know I’ve Been With Andy For Fifteen Years, And The Reason It Still Works Is Because He’s My Best Friend And He Still Makes Me Laugh. Admittedly, Not All The Time, And Often We Get Completely Bogged Down In Work, And The Kids, And Life, But He’s Still The Person I Most Want To Phone When Anything Happens In Life, And He’s Still The Person Who Makes Me Laugh The Most.