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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Watching a few post-divorce lives play out over the years, my anecdotal sense is that there is a burst of exciting energy and then it's a return to the grind of life.

I'm not saying the divorce was a bad idea. These people had relationships that weren't exactly horrible, but they weren't good and I'm not sure how fixable they would have been with any amount of effort. The women, in particular, went through a stretch where the novelty of new guys, not having to deal with the old guys, etc. was really energizing. But, after a year or two, they mostly stopped dating and the reduced income became a drag. [/quote]

Finances are a huge determining factor in post-divorce happiness. Know several couples where it has been a struggle in their 50s. [/quote]

I watched a lot of my friends go kind of manic-euphoric-crazy in the immediate aftermath of divorce, but I’m the dumpee and feel too broken and humiliated to even think about dating.  Of course, they were all a lot younger then than I am now and most were the initiators.  I just hope once the finances are settled and it is all signed and done that I’ll have been able to shake off some of the dread and figure out a revised plan for my life.[/quote]

I think my XH is the manic euphoric crazy one. I've always been the stable one. [/quote]

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