What’s Holding You Back from Moving on After Divorce?

And is it really keeping you from moving on?

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There are lots of little phrases you become acquainted with after divorce. Co-parenting. Ex-husband/ex-wife. Legal custody. Child support. Spousal support. Mediation.

Another phrase you might have gotten somewhat familiar with is moving on. People ask you if you’ve moved on. You ask yourself if you’re ready to move on. You tell your ex, or your ex tells you, it’s time to move on.

But for as easy as it is to throw those two words out there, actually doing them is a little more difficult. There are lots of things that might hold you back from moving on after your divorce.

But here’s the real question: are these things holding you back from moving on or is it just part of the process?

Let’s look at six things that you might think are holding you back from divorce, how to let them go, and why they might not actually be holding you back at all.

You still love your former spouse

Moving on is hard to do if you still love the person you left behind. And the truth is, there are plenty of people who get divorced but still love their ex. Whether it’s because the decision to divorce wasn’t yours or because you knew you…