What a difference a few weeks can make..

But since the couple has announced their split, public sentiment seems to have shifted.

While Kate is often spotted with the kids (both with and without her wedding ring), Jon has reportedly moved to a bachelor pad in New York, started hanging out with Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael Lohan, and been out on the town with not one, but two alleged paramours.

"I think what's happening here is you are sort of finally seeing Jon's true colors," said Sasha Pasulka, head writer of the entertainment Web site Evil Beet. "People are starting to see why Kate was so frustrated with him, because he is behaving like a 23-year-old right now."

The hit TLC reality series is set to return from hiatus on Monday to much anticipation about how the network will portray the lives of the newly separated couple.

According to People.com, TLC General Manager and President Eileen O'Neill said during a Television Critics Association panel in Pasadena, California, that the first episode will feature the parents individually interacting with their kids.

What O'Neill didn't reveal was whether the two women reported to be Jon's girlfriends -- Hailey Glassman and Kate Major -- will appear on the show.

"As far as new people and places that may be cycling into Jon and Kate's lives, we're taking it on a case-by-case basis," People.com reported O'Neill told reporters.

Writer Alisa Bowman said she believes people will still tune in for the drama.

Bowman, who lives about 40 minutes away from the Gosselins in Pennsylvania, can relate to the stresses that can tear a marriage apart. She started the blog Project Happily Ever After to share her experiences about how her marriage almost crumbled and to offer help to those in crisis.

"As voyeurs, people love to watch other people have marital problems, because it makes us feel normal," Bowman said. "Part of the allure of watching it is that you can sit there and say 'I'm not that bad.' "

Bowman said there is often a rush to blame one partner or the other for the marriage's demise when in reality, both usually play a part.

"When my marriage was failing I thought it was all my husband's fault and he was the devil and I was an angel," she said. "I don't think they showed everything about [the Gosselins'] relationship on TV, but there was definitely something unfulfilling about their marriage. In the end, the big problem is that they didn't work on their marriage."

Attorney Ed Sherman, the author of several books on divorce, including "Make Any Divorce Better," said he tries to advise people on how not to waste their money and emotional energy on their breakup.

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