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Chapter 3
Emotional Divorce and the Ritual of Separation
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Couples who plan to divorce will achieve their new balance during a period of separationone of the first legal and emotional steps down the road to divorce. This break in the relationship is often experienced quite differently by the person who has done the rejecting (the dumper in divorce vernacular) and the rejected individual (the dumpee).
If you are the partner initiating the divorce, the emotional journey from your marriage toward a new life began long ago. By the same token, your spouse, although sensing difficulties, may not realize how far you have traveled from the nucleus of your

 
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