I Divorced a Man I Loved

Leaving someone doesn’t necessarily mean we don’t love them

Colleen Sheehy Orme
ILLUMINATION
Published in
4 min readMar 11, 2024

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Photo by Yan Krukau: On Pexels

I call my friend to check on her. She’s broken up with a guy she’s been seeing for several years. She shed a few tears the night before.

“I’m calling to check on you,” I say.

“I’m fine,” she says. “Thanks for calling. I don’t know why I cried. I’m not a crier.”

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Colleen Sheehy Orme
ILLUMINATION

National Relationship Columnist, Journalist & Former Business Columnist. I cover love, life, & relationships— #WomanResurrected colleen.sheehy.orme@gmail.com