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Are We All Now Familiar With the Term “Conscious Uncoupling” ?
I know I am. Do we all know what it means? Do we know where the term originated? Do we know who created that term? The phrase is seen or heard almost on a daily basis.
I think by now we all know that Gwyneth Paltrow, the well known and talented actress, created it, or at least brought the term to the public forefront. Does the phrase actually have a clear defined meaning?
What comes to my mind, as a divorce lawyer, is that the separation and split of the parties will be an amicable one. There will be no fighting and hostility. The parties will most likely conclude their marriage with an uncontested divorce proceeding.
Many of the articles I have read about the use of this phrase interprets it as some sense of superiority or pretentiousness. To me it simply signals the ability of the adults to consider their children’s interests, and not to lay blame for the failure of the relationship to endure. It is the ability to understand that it is never just one person’s fault, but a multitude of reasons, on the part of both parties.
Source: The Huffington Post, “What the Hell is Conscious Uncoupling”, Anyway?, Dr. Sonya Rhodes, PhD, April 2, 201