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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I separated at 40, and now I'm 44.  Our kids were 7, and I'm glad I didn't wait any longer as I think it would be harder to divorce now with middle schoolers. We both make good money, so there weren't any financial concerns. We had a prenup, so no fighting over assets. He cheated for four months, and that was the extent of my reason for leaving. If I had your reasons, I would have left right away (I did counseling for 2 years first). The grass is definitely greener.  I date and do not want to be entangled in anything serious for the foreseeable future. My kids are doing well, I'm semi-retired, I have lots of friends, so yes, even without a husband, life is amazing. I could care less about the parents of the other kids in school, so social standing there doesn't matter at all. I wasn't involved with that when married either. There was one trip I noticed some friends went on, and I wasn't invited. It was clearly a "couples" trip. I don't really care, though. I hang out with them all the time and travel plenty with them. [/quote]
Curious how much you make, and how much you got in the divorce? Most working parents don’t find divorce such a cakewalk.[/quote]

Being financially secure helps a ton in being able to take that step to divorce! I'm very glad I did not choose the SAHM route when my ex offered to support that. I considered it, and I would have loved it, but supporting myself was too important. We had a good relationship at that time, so I never even thought I would need to support myself, but I was doing well and was enjoying the financial security it was bringing our family.

I'm in real estate so my income is variable. Last year I made 90k, some years I made 250-300k. I saved a lot and made some good investments. I also had that handy prenup, so things were not split 50/50.

The advice I give every SAHM who wants to leave is to go to school, get a 2 year degree in something like dental hygiene and start working toward your exit.  [/quote]

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