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How to talk to the kids about divorce would go under Parenting or Non-Romantic Relationships, as that is about the relationship with your kids.
The other stuff would go under various forums like finance, or maybe the individual state forums if you want to know the specifics of how to sell a joint property together in a certain state.
That said, I would love to see a Separation and Divorce sub-forum for people to get support for the emotional ups and downs, grief over the end of a marriage, therapy, healing, the prospect of reconciliation, etc.
And of course this sub-forum would have a big, huge sticky at the top indicating that discussion of why marriage is bad for men or women would be strictly forbidden.
And in my fantasy sub-forum about Separation and Divorce, people who have never even been on a date would be automatically banned from offering advice, as would people who natter on about how marriage is "just a piece of paper." Hey, a gal can dream.
A very well-thought out proposal.
A sub-forum like divorce and separation could possibly offer a lot of insight for those who are on the fence about it, or those who care to be enlightened of the process, JIC.
I think it would be very useful for those who suddenly find themselves in the situation and need help figuring out what to do next. When things go south, it feels like the rug is pulled underneath you. What to do next, how to divide time, who pays what, etc.. these are all important things, and a lot of times, emotions get in the way, and people behave poorly. I think it would be an asset to this forum.
I think it would be very useful for those who suddenly find themselves in the situation and need help figuring out what to do next. When things go south, it feels like the rug is pulled underneath you. What to do next, how to divide time, who pays what, etc.. these are all important things, and a lot of times, emotions get in the way, and people behave poorly. I think it would be an asset to this forum.
But there are plenty of other resources out there, it's not like CD is the only forum online. There is a lot to be said for those "niche" websites that deal with a particular topic like divorce, or stepparenting, etc. Those forums are a safe place for people to belong where they can talk to others who are dealing with the exact same thing, free of judgment from those with many opinions and no experience.
But there are plenty of other resources out there, it's not like CD is the only forum online.
There are also relationship forums on the internet already, yet this one exists.
I don't care one way or another if there is a divorce forum, as it doesn't personally affect me, but I find the, "There are already forums that serve this purpose" reasoning to be bizarre. There aren't any forums on city-data that don't already exist elsewhere on the internet, so if that's the rationale, why does city-data exist at all?
There are also relationship forums on the internet already, yet this one exists.
I don't care one way or another if there is a divorce forum, as it doesn't personally affect me, but I find the, "There are already forums that serve this purpose" reasoning to be bizarre. There aren't any forums on city-data that don't already exist elsewhere on the internet, so if that's the rationale, why does city-data exist at all?
That's what I was thinking.
I mean there's even a paranormal forum on here...there's one specifically dedicated to debates...there's health...beauty...heck, there's even one for the survivalist folks...none of these "NEED" to be on a site whose basis is living locales and relocation.
And if the argument is that certain aspects of divorce could go under this-and-that other forums, for that matter, why don't parenting questions go under Relationships? Isn't the parent-and-child dealio a relationship? Why are there sub-forums for Religion and Spirituality? Aren't Christianity, Judaism, Islam and so on religions?
I do get SD's point about legalities. That makes sense. Ah well, it was just a thought! Not a biggie, just something that came to mind.
I mean there's even a paranormal forum on here...there's one specifically dedicated to debates...there's health...beauty...heck, there's even one for the survivalist folks...none of these "NEED" to be on a site whose basis is living locales and relocation.
And if the argument is that certain aspects of divorce could go under this-and-that other forums, for that matter, why don't parenting questions go under Relationships? Isn't the parent-and-child dealio a relationship? Why are there sub-forums for Religion and Spirituality? Aren't Christianity, Judaism, Islam and so on religions?
I do get SD's point about legalities. That makes sense. Ah well, it was just a thought! Not a biggie, just something that came to mind.
This sub-forum used to be just "Relationships," meaning non-romantic ones, too, and they broke the non-romantic subjects off into a separate folder. I thought that was a good idea.
As for religion, the separate forums exist for those who ascribe to a particular faith or want to ask questions about it, not debate the merits of it. I point to the Atheism and Agnosticism sub-forum for that. It's a safe haven for atheists and agnostics to talk among themselves. Although believers are welcome to ask questions, they are strictly forbidden proselytize, preach, criticize, or debate the merits of atheism and agnosticism. Not that this stops some from trying, but when they do, simply reporting them gets it taken care of very quickly, I've found. The general Religion forum is the free-for-all with debates, instead.
Same goes for the Vegetarian and Vegan sub-forum. Meat-eaters and those thinking about going veggie are welcome to ask questions, but it got so bad with meat-eaters coming in and telling us how wrong we are, how we need to eat meat, blah blah blah, that I finally blew a gasket and went to a senior mod about it, and now V&V has the same kind of sticky A&A has about all being welcome to ask questions, none being welcome to try to convert or criticize. They can go to the general Food, Health, or Great Debates forums for that.
So, basically, everybody starting a "Nobody should ever, under any circumstances, get married, especially if they are GUYS" thread, here, should immediately get funneled over to the Great Debates forum.
So, basically, everybody starting a "Nobody should ever, under any circumstances, get married, especially if they are GUYS" thread, here, should immediately get funneled over to the Great Debates forum.
Well, I have a few ideas about where they should be funneled, but it's not to any other forum on C-D, I'll tell ya, boy howdy, and amen.
So, basically, everybody starting a "Nobody should ever, under any circumstances, get married, especially if they are GUYS" thread, here, should immediately get funneled over to the Great Debates forum.
And the "I would never date a fat chick because I'm into health and fitness" ones should go into Health and Fitness...
There IS no totally non-crossover forum on CD. Well, that I know of.
Again, not debating this in the hopes that a Divorce forum will actually be created - SD has explained why there isn't one and I get that. I think that must be the only reason (legalities), as the other objections posted here on this thread don't stop the other CD forums.
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They can go to the general Food, Health, or Great Debates forums for that.
