Today’s Dashing Divorcee is Icon Marilyn Monroe.
My admiration for Marilyn Monroe’s hope and chutzpah grew when viewing her through the lens of Divorcee. When I see the photos of her weeping while leaving the courtroom after her divorces, I want to wrap my arms around her and tell her it’s going to be all right. Her first marriage at the age of twenty lasted four years, her second to a legendary baseball player lasted ten months, and her third to a famous playwright lasted four years. Why do I not mention their names? Because this is about Marilyn, not the men she married. This is about a woman with a tragic childhood, who stepped into the ring and got knocked down over and over, but went right back in again, making a massive splash in our culture because of her courage and dedication. This is about a woman who put on her lipstick and continued working on her art, even while going through her heartbreak. This is about a woman who made bold decisions in her life to reinvent herself over and over. Though in the end she lost the battle to stay empowered, I am choosing Marilyn as a Dashing Divorcee for all the years she managed to keep her chin up and keep on stepping into the ring.
Bravo to the Dashing Divorcees who keep their chins up, create their own success and never give up on love and themselves.
Love you, sweetpea!