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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Divorced at 43.  Was married to a great man for 20 years.  It would be very easy to judge me for the decision; I spent years doing so.   But I was so uncomfortable.  It made me have a desire to act out and not be stable.   There was something inherently missing.   Passion and intimacy mostly.   I tried working on that for years but it was just getting worse.

It was several years of hell and self-doubt after.   I lost my confidence and was very emotionally reactive and scared.   But I remained attractive and desired.   I easily fell into a relationship but it was toxic as we were both dealing with the internal emotional stress of divorce.   After 5 years, we were able to stabilize.   7 years later it is pure joy and clearly the right decision, especially for my children.  My ex remarried a few years ago, and I will soon.   My ex and I aren’t together or even friends, but we coparent very well and our children’s lives are way more stable.

There are a lot of reasons to divorce, but they are all painful.   Doesn’t mean it isn’t the best decision long term, but I wouldn’t wish the emotional turmoil on anyone, and we had a completely uncontested divorce with nary a single negative word said between us.

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Where do you live /which state? [/quote]

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