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[quote=Anonymous]I'm going to put my two cents in here even though I divorced so I don't meet the criteria.  I think divorcing when you've got maybe 5 years left till your kids graduate from high school and leave for college is stupid.  That's what happened in my situation.  If I'd had my way we'd have just stayed together and then parted ways. Instead, we have to co-parent closely for those years, which means that you will have to deal with your ex and his same stupid shit for those years, only with more expenses (because two households), harder logistics (because two households), and possibly a stupid girlfriend in the mix who backs him up in his stupidity.  If you have a child/children, you can divorce but you won't be rid of the ex until the kids leave for school.  You think that after the divorce your life will become more peaceful without his nagging and complaints, but he's still there.  All that changes is that now he nags and complains about when he gets the kids, or whether he should have to pay for summer camp.

Now, if one of you is having an affair and wants to run off and marry the other person and live happily ever after with that AP, then divorce makes sense.  Otherwise, just gut it out and save you and your kids the horror of having to sit through the "mommy and daddy have decided we should live apart" conversation.  [/quote]

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