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[quote=Anonymous]DH cheated and asked for a divorce. I'm a lifer so I wanted to stay in the marriage, but it also wasn't my decision. I decided to put all that aside to have a great relationship with my ex for my kids' sake and also my mental health. Who wants to hold onto that baggage, ya know?

We have joint custody and are honestly friends. Kids are very happy at both places (we live within walking distance of each other), we talk, we do things as a family of four on weekends occasionally or with his side of the family for holidays, we'll trade nights if something comes up for work, etc. It takes both people being adults and respectful for this to work, but the key is that it makes a hard situation as easy as possible under the circumstances.

All that said, and I know I'm in the (vast) minority, but you made a commitment for life. You made that choice. You can also make the choice to honor that commitment by being all in...forge a new relationship with DH if you don't like the one you have, take steps to reconnect, go to counseling, find things just for you that bring you joy. I think the 'grass is greener' mentality is really troublesome.[/quote]

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