Was it difficult to write from the perspective of a thirty-six year old divorced woman?

It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. With any character, authors try to imagine themselves as that person, and creating a character like Theresa simply takes the form of questions. How does she see her life? What bothers her about men? How does her son influence any relationship she might have? Does she feel overwhelmed at times? I simply answer those questions as the character might, and soon enough, the character begins to take shape.