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[quote=Anonymous]My marriage is ending after 26 years.  DH and I met in our late 20's, fell in love, and like any young couple started with hopes and dreams.  Many were reached, others never happened and there were some sad things that occurred along the way.  We have great kids and with them now out of the house, came to the conclusion that it is was better if we parted.  We had our share of arguments but no abuse and as far as I know, wasn't any cheating.  What did occur is through time we realized that we are changing in ways that would make going on together difficult and unfair.  He wants to live in another area and is adamant about it.  Our views on money and how long we want to work are completely different.  Plus there are other things I do not want to go into on this thread in terms of personality.

On some level I will always love him, and we have both cried a few times about this decision.  But what rankles me is how some of my friends are reacting in terms of a divorce meaning that we failed.  Also, a couple of family members have started in with the"I never really liked him" or "he thought he was better than other people thing", which I think is unnecessary.

We had a good run, lived a lot of life together and had adventure.  Why is the end of a long marriage looked at as if someone committed a crime?[/quote]

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