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How divorce in midlife creates unexpected isolation and identity crisis

I am 45 and divorced and my kids are with their dad half the time and I sit in my apartment those nights wondering how I became someone who eats dinner alone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The dissolution of marriage often fragments not just partnership but entire social networks built around coupled life.

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