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[quote=Anonymous]I don't resent them, but I wish they hadn't done it. When I was in early elementary school, they fought.  Nothing abusive, just fighting.  They opted not to divorce.  For the next 10 years I lived with parents who obviously didn't love each other. Most days I don't even think they liked each other.  We did things as a family, but there was always an underlying layer of unhappiness and tenseness.  When I was old enough to date, I had no idea what a healthy relationship looked like.  I had several unhealthy ones before I went to a therapist. And guess what was my main issue?  My parents marriage.

I was mad at them for awhile. I felt they were selfish.  They acted completely shocked that I had always known they weren't happy. And I felt guilty and mad and felt like it was my fault they had been unhappy for over a decade.

They divorced when I was 25.  Very easy and amicable divorce.  My mom remarried 3 years later and my dad 4 years later.  They are both very happy now.

I will say the one good thing is that they spent so long together as roommates, we are able to celebrate holidays together because there is no animosity and they are able to get along pretty well these days.  [/quote]

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