Divorce Selfies Show Not All Splits Are Messy

By Dave Basner

May 17, 2017

So often we hear about rough divorces that involve name calling, custody battles and possessions being thrown out windows, but a new Instagram trend shows that not all break-ups are messy.

It's called #DivorceSelfies and features all kinds of just-divorced couples taking their first photo together as exes:

More excited than out our wedding day. #heresyoursign #divorceselfie

A post shared by Carissa (@healthy_happy_mom_) on Sep 26, 2016 at 7:31am PDT

It's been a wild ride. The separation may have been longer than the marriage but after 8 years we are finally calling it quits. Couldn't have asked for a better partner or friend in raising my son. Here's to you #Burd! #mymodernfamily #jacknbob #jnb❤️ #divorceselfie On to the next chapter...

A post shared by Gerald Lamas (@damexican) on Jul 16, 2014 at 2:48pm PDT

#RozandMocha: Shannon & Chris a Calgary couple’s #divorceselfie, taken in front of the Calgary Courts Centre in downtown Calgary after they had filed for divorce, has gone viral.

A post shared by KiSS 92.5 (@kiss925) on Sep 1, 2015 at 6:02am PDT

Celebrating a successful divorce #instagay #gayphilly #divorceselfie #gaydivorce #thecatisokaywithit #divorcepourtous #champagne #celebrations

A post shared by matmonroe (@matmonroe) on Dec 5, 2016 at 4:39pm PST

We are officially un-married. Here's to the most friendly, respectful, and loving split imaginable. We smile not because it's over, but because it happened. #divorceselfie

A post shared by Keith Hinson (@hinsonkt) on Aug 21, 2014 at 6:49am PDT

After 16 years, we finally gave each other the perfect #ValentinesDay #anniversary gift... A #divorce #divorceselfie #single #singlemomlife #friendship #life #joco #clerkofcourt #valentines #stillfriends #lol

A post shared by Michelle Anderson Picarella (@shellypicarella) on Feb 11, 2016 at 12:16pm PST

#divorceselfie Glad we can still be friends and laugh at this.

A post shared by Nicole Daigle (@nic_nack89) on Mar 30, 2016 at 5:05pm PDT

After 6 years of separation, we are officially divorced! #divorceselfie #getalongbetternowthanwhenwelivedtogether #amicabledivorce #finallygotaroundtoit #ievenlikehisgirlfriend

A post shared by Tammy Downard Blackburn (@tammy_blackburn) on Aug 6, 2016 at 7:37am PDT

Sometimes the divorce selfie even includes a new significant other:

☆GET A WHISTLE IT'S OFFICIAL! ☆ Out with the old Peggy (left) in with the new Charity (right). Had to share. #divorceselfie

A post shared by Leroy RUH Johnson (@leroyruhjohnson) on Aug 2, 2016 at 6:42pm PDT

And sometimes Bill Murray is in them:

D'day was classy. It was full of hugs, giggles and high fives. I'm so lucky to call this guy my best friend. He deserves nothing but the world. Cheers, Matty. 🍻 Oh! And then we met Bill Murray. #divorceselfie #billmurray #charleston #newbeginnings

A post shared by jojo yates | YOGAwellnessLIFE (@jojobyogi) on May 14, 2016 at 5:44am PDT

It's a nice reminder that divorce doesn't have to be ugly!