GWYNETH PALTROW ANNOUNCES “CONSCIOUS UNCOUPLING”
GWYNETH PALTROW CONSCIOUS UNCOUPLING: Can conscious uncoupling prevent the heartbreak of divorce? Well, it takes two to amicably end a marriage. Often that is impossible…because it takes TWO, and typically one of the two feels hurt, abandoned and sabotaged. In Conscious Uncoupling, the hope is that there will be no “bad guy”, just two people trying to amicably divide the items acquired, and lovingly choose the best companionship schedules for children.
This is not a new concept. Just a new name. Divorce attorneys try to negotiate cases, often for months before any filing in the courthouse takes place. Then, divorce attorneys STILL try to negotiate settlements and/or send their clients to mediation or counseling in the hopes of achieving the bullet points of a final settlement that can then be processed into the requisite “legaleze” and filed with the court.
Does Conscious Uncoupling prevent a move away from parties blaming each other, or shaming each other? Not necessarily. It is Utopia. We all hope for this behavior during a termination of marriage, but rarely do we see two people remain pleasant and loving with each other during the termination phase of their relationship. Not that this can’t happen. It can, but it is a rarity.
Couples with children understand, typically at the end of the line in the process, that because they had children, divorced or not, they will forever be connected. In essence, still “family”, just not married.