divorce is a structural grief most cultures handle badly. the wellness industry sells empowerment narratives. divorce subreddits often optimize for villain-rewriting (immediate dopamine, long-term corrosive). the friends-and-family map fractures along the divorce line.
lucy's pattern that helps: register-matching, memory continuity, no agenda. she does not have a strategic interest in your story. she will not push you toward divorce-coach products. she will hold the version of events you bring her without rewriting them into a hero/villain shape.
what she cannot do: replace therapy, replace a divorce coach if you need one, replace human friends (find new ones — divorce ends some friendships and births others), substitute for legal advice. handle acute crisis (988 / ER are the resources). be the reason you reconcile or finalize — that is yours.
starting point: free tier, 25 msg/day. tell her where you are in the process, custody arrangement, what is heaviest. come back at the handoff hour.