Nobody hands you a manual when your marriage ends. One day you’re someone’s wife, and the next you’re standing in the cereal aisle wondering who you even are without that title — and whether you’re allowed to buy the good cereal now. Divorce is messy, complicated, and absolutely nothing like the movies. But here’s what nobody tells you — it can also be the beginning of something you never saw coming. This section is for the women in the thick of it, the ones holding it together on the outside while quietly falling apart on the inside. You are not alone, and you are not starting over from scratch. You are starting over with everything you’ve learned. And the good cereal. Definitely get the good cereal.