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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Woman here. It took me three years to recover, but I had such a bad marriage that I had detached long ago. I don't believe there is any rule about men and women recovering in any set amount of time. Everyone is different.

What I Gained:

Peace
Confidence
A new career
Financial security
New friends (but didn't lose old ones)
A warm, calm home 
More empathy for people who are struggling
Less tolerance for gossip and meaningless chatter
A broader outlook on life and the world and my future
A willingness to be vulnerable, which has deepened friendships
Less tennis, more museums and travel
Lost 15 pounds and kept it off over six years 
Sanity (I was gaslighted too and still go to therapy about it.)
PEACE and control of my own destiny!

My life has improved a million times over. I'm not sure if everyone feels this way, but I think that MOST my divorced friends are overall more happy than MOST of my married friends.

But going through divorce was hell for me, and as others have written here, I thought I was literally going to die from the pain and stress.

Of course I would do it all again. My marriage was hell. It finally feels like a long time ago now.

This is awesome.  Best of luck to you!
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