Single dad puts ‘Just Divorced’ sign on car after 23 years of marriage
Driving with a ‘Just Divorced’ sign on the back of your car may prove a more fruitful strategy than making a Hinge account after 23 years of marriage.
Angus Kennedy seems to have mastered the art of working smarter, not harder, as he wrote ‘Honk if you are single’ on the back of his Subaru.
The 58-year-old says his split from former wife Sophie was ‘amicable’, but he still wanted to mark the occasion.
Their split was finalised in January and the author, drove his revamped car around Dartford, in Kent.
‘Divorce doesn’t always have to be doom and gloom – it can be a celebration of a new start,’ Arthur said.
‘Me and Sophie are still friends – the relationship just broke down. But there is no animosity there.
‘The final order went through in January so I thought doing the car up would be a funny way to celebrate.’
Sophie and Angus share five children together, aged between 11 and 23. The pair were planning to move to the jungle of Ecuador and start their life there.
But they filed for divorce in July 2021 after mutually agreeing to go their separate ways.
This was finalised almost two years later, in January 2023, which came as a relief to both parties.
To celebrate, Angus drove around town after decorating his car with special pens, writing words like ‘freedom’ on the windows.
He designed and ordered his own ‘Just Divorced’ sticker for the boot and stuck fake roses and ribbons on the bonnet.
Angus added: ‘The whole idea was to have a bit of fun with it. It wasn’t an anti-marriage campaign.
‘It’s battering going through divorce, and the celebration was a way of helping me find myself. You have got to love yourself before expecting someone to love you.
‘I picked my son up from boxing and he was embarrassed but it was light hearted fun. Other drivers were hooting at us the whole way home which made him laugh.
‘And Sophie finds the whole thing hilarious, we are on great terms. I’m planning to get in touch with the church so I can get unmarried and undo the vows I pledged over two decades ago.
‘I meet countless lonely people who feel they can’t have another relationship because they are so broken, so I’ve made it my mission to help them.’
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