I am anxious and worried. Would you please share just one good thing in your life that you now have because of your divorce?
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Hey Broadsided, I'm not yet divorced but will be shortly. My soon to be ex and I have been together for 37 years, married for 31. In the beginning it was very hard, but I'm reminded of the words attributed to Winston Churchill, "If you're going through hell. keep going." I've spent the 10 months of our separation learning and growing, taking time for me. I no longer worry where my wife is or what she is doing. I'm free from being treated poorly at times. No more can she hurt me with her words or coldness. At times the loneliness is tough, but I find things to do that I like and that too subsides. It's a process that you need to go through when dealing with loss, in our case of a relationship. I've not been in the company of a woman since my separation and I'm going to wait to date until after the divorce is finalized. But I'm truly looking ahead to meeting some quality women who can enrich and add to my life. Admittedly I'm a bit rusty being out of the dating scene for a while but I'm excited about it.
So my take home message is to think of all the pain and hurt that you have experienced in your relationship and know that is all in the past. Look ahead to the next part of your life (I'm calling it v2.0) as a great adventure.
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@blueskies81 Oh thank you for sharing. I really needed that!
I have never been divorced...but my parents are. And now I have a wonderful step mother who helped raise me, who has taken the place of my mother in the best way, and I have two amazing step sisters.
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@led714 I’m glad your parents’ divorce was able to be a positive for you.