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Enter: polyamory, f*ckathons, and freedom.
We had a very romantic night on motorcycles along the coast of Nice smoking cigarettes.
It felt likeThe Lizzie McGuire Movie, she says.
I didnt realize that there was such great sex out there.
None of this would have happened if she hadnt finalized her divorce a few months earlier.
My mental health improved; my creativity sharpened.
I finally got the cosmetic procedures Id always wanted (ones my ex-husband had forbidden me from doing).
Because of his unresolved issues, Karina felt like her pleasure had to take a back seat.
Worse, he made her feel bad about wanting to reach an orgasm.
I didnt know it could be any different.
Karina is now satisfied emotionally, intellectually, andsexually in ways she never thought possible.
She attributes that to finally understanding what she was missing in her marriage and prioritizing her self-pleasure.
But once she confided in them, she learned she wasnt alone in her struggles.
After a year of therapy and self-exploration, Karina entered the dating pool.
She had casual hookups that left her feeling powerful before eventually meeting her current partner.
Its truly night and day from my marriage.
When Lauren decided to leave him after five years and venture into dating, she sowed her wild oats.
Through therapy, she came to understand what to seek in a future partner.
Three years after signing the divorce papers, Lauren is sexually satisfied in the way she always dreamed of.
I am with someone who actually listens to my fantasies.
Hell, he even gives me hall passes to sleep with women when I want.
I love my life.
Leanne*, 33, grew up religious and was taught that marriage was a womans purpose.
Getting divorced at 30 was a process of reckoning with what she knew about herself and her sexuality.
I wasnt fully comfortable in my body and was taught to give myself to my husband, she says.
I wasnt fully aware that my body was my own.
This change led to an era of hookups.
I absolutely had a promiscuous phase, she says.
It showed me that I am desirable, regardless of a divorce.
I learned a lot about myself and what I want and need out of a partner, she says.
The first guy I slept with after my ex… was the most cosmic sex experience of my life.
He created this safe environment for me to try and explore new things.
They called their regular eight-hour sessions f*ckathons.
The experience made her feel more at home in her own body.
[It] was the first time I felt comfortable with someone eating me out.
Before, my ex-husband kind of made me feel gross about it, she says.
I already did the marriage thing, she explains.
I dont really have to do it again if I dont want to.
For Beth*, her focus is solely on herself.
I can take care of myself and even be able to splurge on myself, she says.
She relied on her husband to provide for her financially while she played the role of housewife.
Now earning her own income, she treats herself to fancy lingerie and solo dates whenever she wants.
Like Melissa, Beths not running back to the altar.
I dont feel the stress of needing to date to find the one, she says.
I feel the sexiest I ever have.
For the first time, I just feel free!
I feel held and free simultaneously and I have signing on the dotted line to thank for it all.
*Names have been changed for anonymity.
