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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends why they want the divorce, if efforts have been made previously to address the issues in the marriage and those failed etc.

[b]What are the reasons behind the request for the divorce. [/b]Did it come out of nowhere or were you aware for awhile that your marriage was in trouble?[/quote]

OP here.  I think years of drifting apart since birth of first child almost a decade ago.  Spouse says lingering resentments about putting more effort into the marriage (they see this as they've been more active with childcare and household management).  Spouse not the best communicator, so while I knew we'd been drifting apart, I didn't know they were this bad.  I've been in a funk the past year or so with work stress, so I think that has definitely contributed.  Spouse pursues individual hobbies and we don't do much together (unless kids involved).

We had maybe two marital counseling sessions many years ago, but never continued for some reason.  Now spouse says not interested.  A couple days after announcement, they volunteered that they'd like to pursue individual counseling to make sure this is the right decision going forward.

I'm willing to work to change things on my end that have contributed, but don't know whether other marriages have been repaired in similar situations.[/quote]

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