Bahareh Rahnama Who Has Been Married More Than Once

“The breakdown in communication often leads to people feeling desperate, so they criticize or get angry or make demands,” Levine says. “Nobody wants to be around that or that energy.” Cohen agrees, noting she speaks to many divorced women who felt undermined, disrespected, and like they weren’t a priority in the marriage. Once empathy and compassion for one another take a nosedive, “it’s very hard to come back together,” Cohen says.