Don't expect yourself to immediately love your stepchildren. In fact, you may hate them for a bit. — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share Image
Do remember to pick your battles when you start parenting your stepchildren. — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share Image
If you don't simply communicate with your spouse what household tasks you would like them to do, you are setting yourself up to be… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
In my professional and personal life, when I meet people who feel broken after a divorce, they can usually be divided into two categories:… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
You're not a victim of your divorce. What you decide to do with yourself and your personal life after your marriage ends is your… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
Marriage is not a magical potion that serves to amplify adoration, reduce deep-seated feelings of resentment, erase fears of commitment, or answer questions about… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
I had a tightly knit group of female friends in elementary school - we called ourselves the Sensational Six. — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
'The Babadook,' written and directed by a woman, is a gorgeously told female-focused story of grief, longing, loneliness, and what mourning can become. — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
In high school, I decided that all of my female friends were stupid and traded them for guy friends. I loved horror movies and… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
No matter how you handle alcohol at your wedding, you will most likely be upsetting someone. — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
Far from 'rotting my brain,' as I was often told would happen, TV helped me feel less alone at a time when I spent… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
If you've had a marriage that ended because of a betrayal in trust on your spouse's behalf, the idea of trusting another person with… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
Cheating is very rarely about the actual act of being with another person. — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
Marriage, or any committed partnership, has become sacred to me, powerful and fragile all at the same time. — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
When someone insists that you watch a show that's already been on for a few seasons, they're basically saying, 'Hey, you're not doing anything… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
In Hollywood, it seems that the people least successful at being married are the ones most eager to tie the knot over and over… — Emily V. Gordon Copy Share
