We know that all of you are working hard to create the lives you deserve.

For many of you, that begins with decluttering and purging out our your “marriage museum.” You’ve told us exactly how you have disposed those “souvenirs” from your past relationship.

But one “souvenir” seems to stump many of you: What do you do with your wedding album?

Wedding albums can be painful reminders about unfulfilled hope. Yet, these family pictures are priceless — and your kids seem to love to look through them.

We understand. Some of the purging is pretty easy. You toss out that dried-out cosmetics and expired food because there’s no emotional attachment, right?

Yet, we know how emotionally draining it is to throw something out – finally – that you thought you’d treasure forever.

We feel privileged and honored that you share so many personal feelings with us.  You’ve let us know that displaying (or not) your ex’s family pictures is a sensitive issue.  And there’s certainly not a one-size-fits-all solution to this dilemma.

It can be easy to talk about decluttering. We’ve gone on the record to say that clutter is THE enemy of all the good things (including great sex!) that YOU deserve. But where do you really start when it comes to something as precious as the photos from your wedding day?

Still, some stuff seems to stick to our souls. Say, a ticket stub, a Valentine’s Day card, or love note on a post-it.

And that’s where your wedding album comes in. We’d love to know:

Do you leave your wedding album out — and available–  for the kids’ sake? Or do you hide it away for your sake?

Frankly, we’re not sure. So, that’s why we’re asking you…What happened to your wedding album?

(Photo courtesy of L7Designs via Flickr)

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