Getting a Divorce? Finalize it in the Summer

Summer. It's a time of joy. If I could time all my client's divorces, I would have them finalized in the summer so they could get out outdoors and begin new, fun experiences. As painful as divorce is, life goes on. And if a marriage comes to an end in the dead of winter, the mourning period may be harder, slower. Yes this sounds superficial, but I am convinced that the majority of adults are generally happier in the summer and get out more in the summer.

So my advice for the summer? Have a blast! Plan big. Don't say "maybe next summer". Do it now. Visit NYC. Travel abroad. Have a friends and family picnic. Go golfing, swimming or bowling. Just don't stay in your house. Don't watch movies at home and play on mobile devices. Summer is a time to do things, not to contemplate doing things. I hope you enjoy fireworks and catch an entire fireworks display this summer from a great viewing (and listening) point. Go out to eat, and ask for a table outside. Yes this is all simple stuff, but don't plan to do it, go do it. In fact, I am done and off to find an outdoor eatery with my wife to celebrate the beginning of summer - I hope you do the same (but with your own spouse!).

And as for what I would do if given the choice to just do anything? Like I mentioned, I like NYC. It's the biggest and best of everything for a last second, spur of the moment adventure. There's great food, great people, great culture, great plays, great music, great scenery, great art, great museums... great everything. There are three or four (if you count White Plains) airports to get you into the city or trains from just about anywhere in the northeast. There are hotels everywhere, high priced or moderate. Restaurants and food trucks and dessert places everywhere. The only real advice I have for a trip to New York is to walk. To walk and walk and walk and end up stumbling onto or into the unexpected. No two trips to New York are ever the same. You can spend all week exploring Central Park and it's zoo and surrounding areas. Visit ground zero and the new Freedom Tower. It just seems to me that a visit to New York will open your eyes and create an experience to remember. Nothing extreme here; no super unique revelations about a new and exotic location. Just simply my suggestion to go see the biggest and best city the U.S. has to offer. Yes there are many other great cities. But New York seems to have it all and for me, walking the streets of New York is exhilarating and liberating. It lets my mind and body wander and is a perfect escape. Try it, you'll like it.

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