ARE YOU A REAL LIFE STARTER WIFE OR STARTING OVER?
While The Starter Wife is about a fictional woman named Molly Kagan who is forced to start over after her Hollywood Mogul husband dumps her, this character's experience of going from Wife Of to Starter Wife is all too familiar for many real women, and not just in Los Angeles.
Divorce is the catalyst for Molly to rebuild her life, but the truth is we've all had to start over at some point for one reason or another: job change or loss, career switch, illness (and hopefully recovery thereof!), having children, moving to a new city, death of a loved one, the beginning of a new relationship ... or ending of an old one.
Whether you were once a Wife Of who became a Starter Wife or you've Started Over in a significant way for any other reason, we want you to share your story with us. Your story could be published here on our site! We want to know:
- What prompted you to start over? How did you feel about having to do so? Was it your choice ... or not so much?
- What did you do to make it through this major life change? Did you rely on friends, family or even the "kindness of strangers"?
- What did you have to give up and what do you think you gained as a result of starting over?
- Was there a turning point for you, perhaps when things went from awful to awesome -- or at least, not as bad -- or when you knew that you made the right decision and that things were working out for the best?
- After all is said and done, do you feel like you got a "do-over" -- a chance to have a fresh start that led to new and unexpected things? What was the best part? What was the worst part? What was the biggest surprise to come out of the experience?
- What advice do you have for others who may be starting over now?
Tell us your Starting Over Story now! Fill out the form below (avoid using full names) and send us a photo of yourself so that we can make you and your story a part of The Starter Wife Community!