I just know they do. You can almost hear the Czech-born Ivana heave a weary Old World sigh of assent. Throwing out a spouse is like cleaning out a messy closet. You get rid of the stuff from last year and the mistakes from the year before, the detritus and junk of the past. The emotional airing-out gives women a chance to take stock, to look at themselves critically.
Married women lose their sense of self, their competitive edge, their initiative and independence.
Their sex lives become boring and predictable. But the hard work of the divorce makeover lies ahead. If you're still feeling saggy, she concedes, you may have to consult a plastic surgeon. The Best Is Yet to Come is a cross between Lifestyles of the Rich and Divorced and a Home Shopping Network infomercial. In sharing the secrets of successful divorce, Ivana tries her darndest to be democratic.