Don't Roll Your Eyes, Divorce Registries Are Actually A Good Idea

Peter Dazeley via Getty Images “My feeling is, we culturally support people through so many big life changes, and divorce should not be the exception,” said Jenny Dreizen, the co-founder of Fresh Starts Registry. “I didn’t actually take very much with me when I moved out, mostly because I just wanted to get out quickly.” Plus, she said, there wasn’t much to take; Slager’s now ex-husband’s vetoed a wedding registry when they got married, thinking it “a little too gauche.” On her divorce registry, it’s mostly kitchen items, but Slager said she’ll be grateful for anything that comes her way. On social media ― TikTok in particular ― people, mostly women, share what it’s like to ask for household goods after a marriage ends: “I’m picking things out for myself for the first time, not for anyone else, it’s just for me, which is wild,” dancer and yoga instructor Erin Eloise said of her divorce registry in one such clip, posted last summer. “Divorce registries give people the chance to curate their lives exactly as they desire: the half plate-half bowls that light them up, the sheets that make their bed feel like a hotel and the picture frames that make their home feel cozy,” said Jenny Dreizen, who co-founded the site in June 2021 after both she and her sister, Olivia Dreizen Howell, had ended long-term relationships.