Agreed... divorce was terrible and it killed a lot of hope and happiness t had been looking forward to — there was nothing enjoyable about it. After it was all said and done and I was free well... that was, and still is, enjoyable. Kudos and peace to you ladies. : )

Yeah, I agree. Only “darkly enjoyable” to watch, maybe. Kind of like a sitcom. if you were in a situation that’s funny in a sitcom, would you think it was funny? Probably not.

Jesus Christ, I didn’t even read the article, I read the first sentence and then came here to say exactly this. I feel like my divorce ruined love for me. I’ll never be the same in that I’ll never be completely carefree and trusting in a romantic relationship again.

I have no idea how “bad” your divorce was, but, yeah, devastating is the right word. My divorce was completely amicable, but it doesn’t matter how good of friends you remain afterward - watching your life fall apart and everything you thought your future would hold turn to dust is the worst thing ever.

Same.

Not to mention that it’s the gift that just never, ever stops giving. Would that it was a “one and done”-type thing. I have kids with my ex and it seems I end up reliving the divorce about once every 2-3 months. Fun stuff.

One of the things that sometimes bugs me about the writers across all the formerly-known-as GM sites is when some of them show how incredibly sheltered and naive they are. That “darkly enjoyable” bit is the epitome of that naivete.

Yeah, that bothered me. I haven’t been through a divorce but I can imagine few things more devastating and difficult and less enjoyable.

Yeah, exactly. I hate my ex on and off, he’s a very sick man, so it’s hard to fully blame him for what he’s done, but it isn’t like my memories of loving him are gone entirely.

My thoughts exactly as I read the “darkly enjoyable” line. There is nothing remotely fun about divorce. It was the second most stressful, painful period in my entire life. The first most stressful, painful period was when my husband was busy blowing up our marriage. If I hadn’t had a very, very good therapist, I…

Maybe she meant watching it unfold to these characters.

I think people that haven’t been divorced or maybe even married seem to think it’s fun to legally go after someone you hate. They ignore the fact that divorce is horrible because oftentimes the hate is so mixed up with the love that all the “fun” of being bitchy is removed. It’s just flat awful.

Yeah, there was nothing enjoyable about my divorce at all. It was better being away from my ex than with him, but that didn’t mean it was good, it was fucking awful and still kind of is.

I can tell you divorce is not “darkly enjoyable.” The past 3 years of teetering between let’s do it and we can work it out have been torturous in my experience.

I’m tired of my Facebook feed getting cluttered with false equivalency. “Both candidates are bad, can we get a do over? Lol!”

I mean, yes, she’s by no means a person that I like...but it’s so blatant that she’s spent her life being abused and is still striving for his approval and love, in whatever way she can. I feel like she’s similar to the women who won’t leave their abusers because they’ve been so fucked up that they’ll even go out on a…

I can’t help but feel somewhere deep in her heart she wishes Obama was her real father.

Yo, guys, George reads Jezebel! Hi, George ❤️

Hello Madam President.

God, I hope so. This bit killed me: