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[quote=Anonymous]My parents divorced after 25 yrs. They remained cordial and so we were able to spend all holidays together as if they were still married. I am an only child with three of my own children.

It was stressful to worry about aging and illness and they both feel off a cliff financially after their divorce. My dad died a few yrs ago so I have only my mom.

The divorce devastated me at the time (soph in college) and derailed me for about 3 yrs where i just took the easiest path instead of being able to really focus on what I wanted in life. We were a threesome and the divorce was a huge surprise. My dad initiated. He just couldn't live with the lack of intimacy - emotional and physical anymore. My mom refused to go to counseling and said he had a problem. He had run up tons of credit card debt secretly so I see her point.

They really would have done so much better of they had faced their issues and stayed together but they didn't have the courage.

Left me sad, but I'm good now. Have a GREAT marriage btw. My DH's parents also divorced after 25 yrs - and they HATE each other still - 20 yrs later. His dad married his AP who was the kids babysitter. Oy.[/quote]

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