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Finding Love Again After A Divorce

An interview with Jenny Alexander

Scot Butwell
QuickTalk
Published in
6 min readMar 3, 2023

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Photo credit: Jenny Alexander

How do you know when it’s time for a divorce?

Is it when you discover your husband has had multiple affairs?

Or is it when you realize he has neglected you for most of your 13-year marriage?

Or were there red flags a lot sooner?

Jenny Alexander decided to leave her husband with a crockpot full of beans on the counter after she discovered her ex’s cheating.

Then came the hard part: Divorce.

But she made it through post-divorce emotions of guilt and loss, and she has found love again.

Now she is helping other women heal from divorce through her books, Divorce Recovery Handbook and Stop Settling When it Comes to Love, and is starting a divorce recovery course.

Your story, “It’s Not Always Easy to Leave a Cheater,” was such a personal and emotional story. Was it hard to leave your marriage, even after discovering your ex had multiple affairs?

One of the reasons why it was so difficult for me to leave my marriage was comfort. You get comfortable with your life a certain way, even if it is not good and your marriage is…

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Scot Butwell
QuickTalk

I am embarrassing according to teenage son. My jokes are terrible and I don't know when to stop annoying my son. I am the dad of an autistic son. A funny kid.