Cutting loose

Description

One out of every two modern marriages ends in divorce, and 75 percent of those divorces are initiated by wives. Author Ashton Applewhite is one of these women, having sued for divorce after enduring an unfulfilling ten-year marriage. Cutting Loose is a wonderfully appealing book for women who want to leave their marriage but fear the consequences.Shattering the media-generated image of the lonely, deprived and financially strapped divorcee, Applewhite provides a much needed reality check. Cutting Loose introduces 50 women, varying in age, race, class and predicament, who have thrived after initiating their own divorces. Their fears of financial, emotional and romantic ruin were never realized; on the contrary, their lives improved immeasurably, and their self-esteem soared.Cutting Loose also answers the crucial questions: How do you finally decide to make the big break? What is getting divorced really like? What are the shortcomings of the legal process? What about custody and child support? financial and emotional survival? and how does a woman's self-image change during and after divorce?

First Sentence

What happens when women turn into wives?

Description

Cutting Loose is an upbeat and inspiring book for and about women who feel trapped in unsatisfying relationships and want out. Applewhite shatters the misleading image of the lonely, deprived, and financially strapped divorcee that the media in this country have imposed on all of us. The fifty women portrayed here have thrived after leaving their unhappy marriages. Varying in age, race, class, and predicament, they - like the author - initiated their own divorces and. Found, much to their surprise, that their fears of financial, emotional, and romantic ruin were not realized; on the contrary, the quality of their lives improved immeasurably and their belief in themselves was strengthened. Cutting Loose answers questions of crucial importance to any woman contemplating ending a relationship: How do you finally decide to make the big break? What is getting divorced really like? What are the shortcomings of the legal process? What are. The effects of being the initiator? What are the different ways to work it out (the pros and cons of being conciliatory)? What about custody and child support? What about financial and emotional survival? How does a woman's self-image change during and after divorce?

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Other Editions

• Cutting loose: why women who end their marriages do so wellHarperCollins Publishers1997-01-01
• Cutting LoosePaperbackHarper Paperbacks1998-04-29
• Cutting LooseHarper Paperbacks1998-04-29
• Kuai le li hunXing ding shi wen hua chu ban you xian gong si2001-01-01
• Cutting LooseHarperCollins Publishers2007-01-01
• Cutting LooseHarperCollins Publishers2007-01-01