General Information About the Site

Welcome to Survive-Divorce.com, a simple site that I put together after I went through my own divorce. This is an honest effort, put together primarily by me, in and effort to share some of the information and insights that I gained during my own journey through this most trying of times.

On more than one occasion, I have found myself being asked "Why did you make a web site about divorce?" To tell the truth, of the various web sites I've created over time, this one would never have been something I would have thought I'd get involved with if you would have asked me several years ago. It was only when my own marriage went up in flames that I found myself in search of information about how to deal with all the issues, problems and emotional upheaval that I was going through. And, to tell the truth, during my own divorce, I didn't really have much luck finding information that was useful to me. It seemed to me that most divorce related web sites I found were just created by lawyers trying to drum up business, and they weren't exactly what I needed. So, as I started to gather up my own collection of information and resources that were helpful to me, I decided to create this site to make that same information available to others.

On this site, you'll find plenty of books, other web sites that I have since uncovered and other resources that I think you may find helpful as you try to work yourself through the demise of your own marriage. Now, I'll say it here first, and you'll see it other places throughout this site, my first goal would be to help people save their marriages. I think people give up too quickly on their marriages and if something I can say or some resource I provide here can save just one marriage, then I'll have accomplished something useful with this site.

However, I also understand that many relationships can't or shouldn't be saved, and so in order to help those who find themselves in those situations, there is a lot of practical advice and information here to help people survive the trauma of divorce.

Speaking directly to you, the person sitting in front of a computer somewhere, please understand that I understand the pain, anger, confusion and other emotions you're feeling right now as you face the prospect of a divorce. I've made the journey you're making right now, and in some fashion, I survived the trip. I'm convinced that you can too, although I don't expect you to really believe me at this point. I sincerely hope that this site helps you in some way to find your way towards recovery.

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If this is your first visit, the easiest way to get around is to use the navigation bar at the bottom of each page. The arrows there will walk you through each topic page by page, or if you want to jump to a specific section, use the section buttons at the top of each page to start a new section. I've also got some details about what you'll find in each section on the main navigation page, and lastly, there is a basic site map page if you want to see the structure of the site.

So, shall we jump right in?