People genuinely care, but who wants to always hear a sad answer every time they ask, “How are you?” At some point, I just started saying I was good, because every other answer sounded like a pitiful broken record. I knew people weren’t pitying me, but constantly talking about my hardships made me feel small, incapable, and like the sum total of my life was the fallout from this divorce. Plus, some of their suggestions weren’t realistic. And sometimes their thoughts on what I should do felt void of a true understanding of how very broken my heart was. It’s hard to rally and just get on with
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