TY - BOOK AU - Paris,Wendy TI - Splitopia: dispatches from today's good divorce and how to part well SN - 9781476725512 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Atria Books KW - Divorce KW - Marriage KW - Families N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-281, 293-312) and index; What we talk about when we talk divorce -- The joy of ex : my quest for a more perfect disunion -- Principles of parting : laying the groundwork for a good divorce -- The expanded family : break up a marriage, not a family -- The opposite of an engagement : telling others about your divorce -- Friends ... and lack thereof : loneliness and how divorce affects non-romantic relationships -- Hurricane : when crisis hits -- I love you, you're perfect (now that you're gone) : the need for boundaries -- Don't buy your lawyer a country house : making it legal -- Transformative acts : making it feel real -- Does this couch match my personality? : creating a home, alone -- Am I free tonight? Let me check with my husband : dating while divorced, or even just separated -- Happily ever after divorce : the evolving post-marriage relationship N2 - "Splitopia challenges outdated, negative assumptions about divorce with sharp wit, searing honesty, rigorous research, and intimate interviews, and offers guidance for healthier, happier splits"-- ER -