It Never Rains In Seattle

Reader Favorites

These posts seem to resonate the most with readers (as of January 6, 2011):

• My Facebook Relationship Status — The lighter side of breaking up… in public. (Still the most searched for and most read post on this site, even after over a year.)
• Gabe Asks: What are You Waiting For? — The profound final public performance of my friend, Gabe. (The video was down for a little while, but has since been reposted and is re-linked here.)
• The Perfect Gift — A humorous post on choosing a Christmas gift for your soon-to-be-ex.
• Divorce. Regrets? — Readers chime in on the discussion: divorce is hard. Divorce sucks. Do you wish you hadn’t done it? Would you take it back if you could? Excellent reader comments.
• Resolution #2: Don’t Settle — Thoughts on “you’ll do” in a relationship, and in other areas of our lives.
• It’s Not Fair! — In which the soon to be divorced couple (and blog readers) touch a few nerves.
• One Last Call… — In which I attempt one last call to my dying friend, Gabe.
• Paying Penny to Be the Mom — A custody and financial conundrum.
• More Adventures in Therapy, and a Dilemma — How Couples Counselling ended (for) us.
• It Takes a Village — The lighter side of the “Sanctity of Marriage.”
• Resolution #3: Eyes on the Prize — What should you focus on during a divorce (or at any other time, for that matter)?

Our Story So Far

• November 8, 2009: I began this blog two weeks after my wife and I first discussed divorce as a viable option. The topic had come up before, but I had always refused to consider it. This time, I was the one to bring it up. (The Beginning of the End is Still a Beginning… Right?)
• November 23, 2009: As divorce seems increasingly likely, it means giving up on the one common bond that has been the strongest between my wife and me: our desire to have more children. (Best Laid Plans)
• November 27, 2009: Coming to realize that divorce is inevitable, Penny and I spend what is likely to be our last Thanksgiving together as a family. (Thanksgiving 2009, The Second Talk, and Living in Denial)
• December 14, 2009: I begin to consider what life might be like after divorce. (Too Long Without a Good Kiss)
• December 21, 2009: I commit myself to divorcing Penny. (Just a River in Egypt)
• January 2, 2010: We finally have “The Talk.” (The Divorce is On)

[Wow… has it really been over a year since I updated this list? Yes. Yes, it has. I’ll post the most relevant links shortly, but the upshot is this: after months of our conversation on the topic not getting anywhere, we finally began divorce mediation at the end of 2010.]