When people ask why your marriage ended, you suspect that they’re waiting to hear about some dire, bad event and while those certainly do happen, not all marriages end that way.
I didn’t have a dark marriage. People have abuse and alcoholism and I didn’t have that. But I just knew I had to get out, I knew I was going to die within the marriage. ~ Lora
Lora and her husband were married for 18 years. About a year before her divorce, Lora had an intuitive sense that she was on a journey. She didn’t know what that journey was or where it would lead. Looking back she can see she was searching for authenticity.
Remember … when people ask you, “What happened?” it’s your choice what to share. To avoid being caught off guard, it helps to have a respond prepared such as:
- I’m not ready to talk about it
- I’d prefer not to talk about why
- I’m still trying to understand it … I’ll get back to you.