When you are going through a divorce, keep your friends and family close. Taking up drinking or staying secluded yourself will not help you, when you are ready to start rebuilding your life. You want to make this new life of yours work as well as you can. There are no guarantees in life so you want to make sure that you are able to get the support that you want and need from those that are around you. This support WILL come from your friends and family members.

It is important to make sure that you are getting the support and love that you need in order to make the most of your life and what the future will hold for you. The friends that you keep after your divorce are important. You want to make sure that you are keeping your ties open with friends and family that have been there with you through thick and thin.

There will always be friends that do not want to hang around you during or after your divorce. This is there choice, you need to respect that too. Remember that some of your friends may have a closer relationship with your ex-spouse and would rather remain in touch with them, especially if the divorce is not a mutual one.

There is no simple way to deal with going through a divorce.

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You want to make sure that you are keeping good contact with people that care about you and find ways to lean on the friends that you know you can trust. You have to be a little bit assertive and make sure that your friends are sincere.

Main things to keep in mind:

• You want to make sure that you are keeping your friends close to you so that you can have a safe and secure feeling.
• You will want to make sure that the friends that you do keep in contact with are true and honest.
• You do not want to keep friends around that are going to make life difficult for you.
• You do not want any friends around you that may act as spies for the opposing team. This is a hard act to catch and you may want to be up front with them if you are suspicious in any way at all.
• You will want to check out our post on stress management.

Remember, friends can be a leaning support for you when you are going through a divorce. You will want to make sure that you are open with them and have someone that you can lean on as well as depend on throughout the entire situation. You will be doing something good for yourself emotionally and physically at the same time if you do.

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