ABSTRACT
In a romantic union, the space for discovery is a dividend of the healthy relationship. Each subject brings a unique history, perspective, and ideas, needs, and emotions to the encounter. The space for discovery amounts to a shared space for creative play. In contrast, healthy relationships evolve in the potential space for discovery co-created by the couple. Divorce opened a space for self-discovery. At the individual level, the “something more” is found in the zone of being where we are most likely to achieve insight through personal self-discovery. There is recognition thus that self-discovery depends on having a solitary space in which creative and meaningful thinking can occur. There are times in life that call out for the search for new meaning as a way of fostering emotional and even spiritual growth. Divorce appears to be one such situation.
