Surviving Marriage, Saving Me

Every woman I know who is now divorced fought like hell to save her marriage — before finally deciding to save herself instead.

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I was recently in a cafe, minding my own business and working on my book. Across the room, I could hear an elderly man, in a voice none too soft, expounding at length on the flaws of the American female. I could hear him lecturing his contemporaries on how these women are often divorced at least once with multiple childr…