Before you call a divorce attorney, there’s one number to dial first: a discernment counselor. Discernment counseling helps troubled couples take one more hard look at their relationship before calling the divorce attorneys, says its creator, Bill Doherty, a professor in the family social science

Breakups are hard, no matter who you are. Having your heart broken — or breaking someone else's heart — is never pleasant. Even less pleasant? When it qualifies as a turkey dump. Yes, having your personal tragedy described by others as something that sounds like what Uncle Ned took in the

From dividing up belongings to moving out of a shared apartment, breakups can be tough. But what do you do when you have a furry friend to further complicate matters? For Scott Ladauti, the decision was easy. When it came to choosing between salvaging his relationship and keeping his dog, he didn’t

Breaking up with someone is never easy (it's going to hurt, no matter how much tactful you are), but there are definitely wrong ways to go about it. On Tuesday, Redditors shared some of their worst breakup experiences. Below, 12 of the most awful ways to get dumped. 1. "He just unfollowed me on

I remember going through my first major breakup. I sat in a therapist's office, clutching a box of scented tissues. I declared that I no longer believed in love: if love really existed, my relationship should have lasted. But it didn't. Love had failed me and I had failed at love. Looking back, I