D-I-V-O-R-C-E ! Whether you're "Goin' Through the Big D" or you already got your " ... Name Changed Back," the pain of this particular form of breakup is one that's sure to sting for a while.
Fortunately, there's plenty of great country music to help you through it.
What Are the Best Country Songs About Divorce?
Country artists have been singing about divorce since long before marital splits were as common or even as socially acceptable as they are today. In fact, Patsy Cline touched on the topic all the way back in 1955, when she put out her debut single.
But the phenomenon still carried quite a bit of stigma, especially for women, and stars like Loretta Lynn confronted that stigma with "Rated X" — a song she released the very same year that she became the first woman to win CMA