The Amicable Divorce: Friendship, Forgiveness, and Emotional Labor

“Our parents had amicable divorces, and so we chose one as well.”

I’ve declared this more than a few times, when acquaintances or relatives comment on how cordial the relationship is that I have with Eira, my fourth ex-wife and the mother of my children.   In the summer of 2019, Eira, my fiancée Victoria, and I went with the children to the annual Fourt…