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One of the most common questions newly divorcing people have for me is, “how long will it take before I’m over this divorce ordeal?”

My answer is always the same: How long it takes to “recover” from a divorce depends on a number of factors, including how long you were together, how good the relationship was and how committed you were to your spouse, whether the divorce was a surprise to you or not, whether you have children together, whether you or your spouse are involved in a new relationship, your personality, your age, your socio-economic status and on and on.I liken the undoing of a marriage to trying to disentangle two trees that have grown next to each other for years. The more intertwined the root systems are, the longer it will take for the trees to go their separate ways.

via Susan Pease Gadoua: How Long Does a “Typical” Divorce Recovery Take?.