Haley Mlotek

To a yes fault. And so like, you know, I always talk about women like Elizabeth Hardwick or Grace Paley. Definitely, I think I gravitate towards mid-century writers, actually, or like mid-century to like the late 70s. Ellen Willis is another one. And then, you know, I'm spoiled for options on divorce writing. And at the present moment, there are so many of my peers who are also writing about it.

I also love how much you love Waiting to Exhale, which I think in your book you called your first favorite movie about divorce that begins with a car on fire. Yes. And the second favorite is 20th Century Woman, which is both of them are classics in my home.

I also love how much you love Waiting to Exhale, which I think in your book you called your first favorite movie about divorce that begins with a car on fire. Yes. And the second favorite is 20th Century Woman, which is both of them are classics in my home.

I also love how much you love Waiting to Exhale, which I think in your book you called your first favorite movie about divorce that begins with a car on fire. Yes. And the second favorite is 20th Century Woman, which is both of them are classics in my home.

No, you, you already know.

No, you, you already know.

No, you, you already know.

Yeah. I mean, definitely at the time I felt a little bit alone in it because I was, I think the 30 when I separated, which is relatively young, like the JoJo's, I was basically like a child bride, even though I'm a fully grown woman and that's a very common age. But at the time I was living in New York and I was working in media, so it was already a little bit unusual.

Yeah. I mean, definitely at the time I felt a little bit alone in it because I was, I think the 30 when I separated, which is relatively young, like the JoJo's, I was basically like a child bride, even though I'm a fully grown woman and that's a very common age. But at the time I was living in New York and I was working in media, so it was already a little bit unusual.

Yeah. I mean, definitely at the time I felt a little bit alone in it because I was, I think the 30 when I separated, which is relatively young, like the JoJo's, I was basically like a child bride, even though I'm a fully grown woman and that's a very common age. But at the time I was living in New York and I was working in media, so it was already a little bit unusual.

So that felt a little bit lonely. And I remember one specific instance where I went on a date with somebody who was a little bit older than me, but not much, like maybe five years or so. And he had been divorced and I got so excited. I was like, oh my God, me too. You know, and I really just want to talk about it.

So that felt a little bit lonely. And I remember one specific instance where I went on a date with somebody who was a little bit older than me, but not much, like maybe five years or so. And he had been divorced and I got so excited. I was like, oh my God, me too. You know, and I really just want to talk about it.

So that felt a little bit lonely. And I remember one specific instance where I went on a date with somebody who was a little bit older than me, but not much, like maybe five years or so. And he had been divorced and I got so excited. I was like, oh my God, me too. You know, and I really just want to talk about it.

And he was like, you are the only woman that's ever responded this way to the fact of being divorced. I don't think he liked it. So that was a learning curve, but something I did realize and I hope comes through in the book, which is of course focused on divorce because that's, so much tied up in like law and the culture.

And he was like, you are the only woman that's ever responded this way to the fact of being divorced. I don't think he liked it. So that was a learning curve, but something I did realize and I hope comes through in the book, which is of course focused on divorce because that's, so much tied up in like law and the culture.

And he was like, you are the only woman that's ever responded this way to the fact of being divorced. I don't think he liked it. So that was a learning curve, but something I did realize and I hope comes through in the book, which is of course focused on divorce because that's, so much tied up in like law and the culture.

But I do think there are so many types of breakups that have the same power and impact that a divorce can on a life, but they aren't given the same almost courtesy or respect because they don't have that label. And once I realized that, that changed how I saw the community because there were so many people who did talk to me about

But I do think there are so many types of breakups that have the same power and impact that a divorce can on a life, but they aren't given the same almost courtesy or respect because they don't have that label. And once I realized that, that changed how I saw the community because there were so many people who did talk to me about

But I do think there are so many types of breakups that have the same power and impact that a divorce can on a life, but they aren't given the same almost courtesy or respect because they don't have that label. And once I realized that, that changed how I saw the community because there were so many people who did talk to me about

You know, living in a home you once shared by yourself for the first time or losing the connection to your significant other's family or things like that, which is they hadn't been divorced, didn't mean that their experience wasn't so similar to mine.