divorcees
Once-married singles now
Divorcees is the plural of divorcee—people whose marriages have legally ended.
The word carries a slightly dated, formal tone: The support group welcomed divorcees and widows alike.
In older usage, divorcee often specifically meant a divorced woman, with divorcé used for men, though this distinction has largely faded.
Resolved dispute or colony
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- custodyProtective care or control
- separationState of being apart
- asset divisionDistributing jointly owned holdings
mediation · court · lawyers · petition · dissolution · spousal support · proceedings · filing
Pursuing romantic connections
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- single parentUnpartnered mother or father
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
- blended familyHousehold with steprelations
stepfamily · online dating · rebound · second marriage · introduction · matchmaking · social circle · friendship
Restoration of health
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
support group · recovery · heartbreak · adjustment · moving on · self-discovery · resilience · coping
Complete self-transformation
- independenceFreedom from external control
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
new chapter · personal growth · transformation · rediscovery · autonomy · self-reliance · reclaiming · midlife
Supervision of young ones
- financial independenceWealth sustaining indefinite living
- budgetPlan for spending
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- name changeModifying one's designation
relocation · insurance · taxes · beneficiaries · bank accounts · credit · housing · shared custody
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- custodyProtective care or control
- separationState of being apart
asset division · mediation · court · lawyers · petition · dissolution · spousal support · proceedings · filing · paperwork
dating
Pursuing romantic connections
- remarriageWedding after divorce/widowhood
- single parentUnpartnered mother or father
- co-parentingJoint child-rearing by separated adults
blended family · stepfamily · online dating · rebound · second marriage · introduction · matchmaking · social circle · friendship · companionship
healing
Restoration of health
counseling · support group · recovery · heartbreak · adjustment · moving on · self-discovery · resilience · coping · anger
reinvention
Complete self-transformation
- independenceFreedom from external control
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- freedomAbsence of constraint
fresh start · new chapter · personal growth · transformation · rediscovery · autonomy · self-reliance · reclaiming · midlife · liberation
childcare
Supervision of young ones
- financial independenceWealth sustaining indefinite living
- budgetPlan for spending
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
name change · relocation · insurance · taxes · beneficiaries · bank accounts · credit · housing · shared custody · scheduling
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- buyersbuyers, buyer, purchasers, purchaser, homebuyers
- midlifersempty nesters, sandwich generation, Gen X, baby boomers, midlife crisis
divorceesspouses
Married partners
married couples · husbands and wives · newlyweds · happily married
divorceesbachelors
Unwed men
spinsters · never-married · singles · unmarried · confirmed bachelors
- divorce papersDocuments terminating matrimony
- divorce courtTribunal for marital dissolution
- divorce lawyerAttorney for ending marriages
- filing for divorceSubmitting paperwork to end marriage
- divorce settlementTerms ending a marriage
- grounds for divorceReasons permitting marital dissolution