Gabrielle Stone never imagined she’d get divorced, let alone that she’d tell the world about it.
Her first instinct after the one-two punch of ending her marriage, then enduring her first post-divorce heartbreak in 2017, was to log off entirely. She decided to embark on a monthlong trip to Europe à la Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love,” and take a social media hiatus.
“I’ll see you on the other side,” Stone signed her farewell-for-now Instagram post, paired with a photo of herself wearing a backpack at the airport, passport in hand.
The internet had other plans.
Stone’s emotional missive, which traced her path from heartache, disappointment…










