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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Biggest regret by far is that my kids aren't going to be able to grow up with an intact nuclear family, and that I now only get to see them half as often as before.

In my case, we probably married too young (right out of college).  We had a very low-conflict marriage.  After having kids, I can see now that he felt like I put the kids above him (and I probably did).  Sex became less frequent as sleep became more precious.  Instead of talking to me about it, he let it fester.  I thought his silence meant that he was in the same place I was.

Eventually, I found out he was having (at least) an emotional affair with his secretary.  Probably more, I'm not stupid.

We started therapy immediately, but he was already checked out.  Wouldn't do the work, wouldn't read anything, etc.

So my big regret is that I think we could have made it work, which would have been ideal for the kids.  But I've learned a lot and I know that there is happiness in store for me in the future.  Our divorce has been relatively conflict free, so that's working in the kids' favor. [/quote]

This is sad but he was a jerk. Selfish. [/quote]

Not fair. He didn't have the skills to clearly communicate his feelings and she didn't have the skills to pick up on his unhappiness. And without communication skills, marriage wither and die.[/quote]

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