Stephen Loudner

It Couldn't Have Happened to a Nicer Guy: How I Survived Marriage and Healed After Divorce Stephen Loudner

In numerous instances, the entertainment industry and media have portrayed men as the "Bad Guys" in cases of divorce, but actual situations are seldom so black and white. With refreshing honesty, Will Loudner shares the rocky road through a broken marriage from a man's perspective. From an on-again-off-again romance to a proposal tinged with doubt to a wedding that brought unsettling encounters with his new in-laws, He offers a hindsight perspective of a union that, despite its imperfections, meant a great deal to him. As the details unfold, readers discover the depth of commitment of a man who is struggling to hold his family together. Those who have shared similar experiences can identify with his pain of watching the woman he loved transform into a stranger. Then, after nearly two decades of sharing a life with someone, Will faced the daunting prospect of being single again. Despite the emotional strain of divorce, he found a source of calm and fulfillment in his business of working with horses. The book deals with troubling topics, yet Will relates the lighter side of things too. From computer dating to revisiting the bar scene, he opens up his life with humor and candor. He shares his experience with meeting a Russian woman on the internet and delivers and international love affair that takes readers from America to Belarus. Will battles hardships throughout the story, but in the end, he learns who he truly is and takes pride in the man he has become.