Every year, the first Monday of January is dubbed Divorce Day, when family lawyers brace for an avalanche of enquiries as couples who limped through Christmas finally call time. But what if that’s you

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While most of us associate this month with fresh starts — new routines, dry spells, gym sign-ups — those who work in the relationship world call it something far more sobering: divorce month. And for good reason.

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‘After the divorce and the kids moving out, I feel like I’ve disappeared. I’ve spent so long being someone’s wife, someone’s mother, someone’s employee – I don’t know what I want any more. Even small

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