I agree with bluebelle,
Divorce parties are mostly for women who have been through a bad divorce that included being betrayed or cheated on.  It's a way for friends and family to help celebrate a new beginning to a difficult ending.  I saw a great website for divorce/break up or just funny gag gifts for women at http://www.manbashersclubgifts.com

I think a divorce is a private matter between the two people involved.  It's a personal choice but I would keep it that way.  No matter what went on it is always a sad event.

yeah I agree.  Divorce parties are pretty pathetic. If you're so pretentious and 'upscale' that you're throwing yourself a party, why would you need gifts in the first place?  You throw the party, you provide the presents.  For you and your guests.

Divorce parties are just like any other celebration in life-you get lingerie at engagement parties, wedding gifts at bridal showers, bday presents...divorce parties are the time when you need support and gifts the most!  Don't judge your X macdaddy-this is about her, not you.

ha well you know women.  Always wanting to turn a negative into a positive.  Ultra-you okay dude?  3 suicide attempts in a year is some pretty heavy sh*t...

couldn't agree more with mhc20 and ultrastressed.  From a dude's perspective, a divorce party just makes women seem totally desperate and completely undesirable.  If they were really all that happy, they wouldn't need to dwell on the divorce now would they?  And I think its really annoying that our society feels sorry for women in divorces like it's always the guys faults.  Marriage is supposed to be 50/50, why should divorce be considered that way too instead of like 95/5? 

I have heard of this too. My X did it to me! Here is why. They want all of their (and yours) friends to see that they are OK. They are sending a message to the world, "I'm great, I survived the divorce and am happier than ever"This is a front for how bad they actually feel. The harder they try and act like everything is great the more they are hurting!

Totaly vindictive, I know how your feeling, my wife has fuull cussody of my daughter,4 years old for the last year, its driven me to 3 suicide attempts. Everyone says we have to move on, somehow I'm trying, but I'v lost so much its so depressing.  I hope her party ends her up in a lonely darke depressed place at that early morning when dawn draes near, she deserves it.I'm with you Kevin

I think it definitely depends on the situation.  If your X felt betrayed, cheated on, disrespected, I'd say she has perfect liberty to throw herself a get better party.  Who cares that it's called a divorce party?  It's a way for family and friends to reach out and support her in a difficult time. Now if she's the one who initiated the divorce, I couldn't agree with you more. Ridiculous.

Yeah, I've heard of this too, and I'm completely baffled by it as well.  Why would you want to glorify the misery to a divorce?  Some people just don't know WHEN to stop being so selfish.