Article created by: Indrė Lukošiūtė
#21
20 years married (25 yr relationship). Better in many ways. Financially we've each suffered a bit, but both had big work changes in there too. My life is better in the sense of being alone for the first time ever in my life. I'm enjoying it, unsure of what the future brings, and that's ok.
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#22
Divorced after 29 years, remarried now for 2 years and sooo much happier. My ex couldn't stand to visit his parents because of their bickering, and I TOTALLY saw ourselves in them down the line if we stayed together.
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#23
Life is both easier and harder in unexpected ways. Getting out of such a miserable situation has been liberating but I'd do a relationship again because life is still better with a partner.
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#24
I’m 51f, divorced after 25 years. I stayed in the marriage until my children graduated high school. My life now is better than I could have ever imagined.
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#25
My sister got divorced a few years ago after 29 years of marriage. For myself, her husband seemed a bit of a baby (couldn't really do anything for himself), but I didn't have any problems with him. A few years prior, we had a girl's trip with our niece and my BIL literally ate cereal for every meal while she was gone. My husband, OTOH, cooked for himself and went out to eat!
My brother hadn't liked him from the get-go and they almost had words a few times. My sister also had cancer a few years back and I started to see some cracks in their relationship. We live a few thousand miles apart, though, and usually when she came to visit, he was working.
They never had kids and I learned after the divorce that they hadn't ever combined their money, which turned out to be a blessing, even if it was hard for me to understand. She handled nearly all the financial things and paid the bills. Luckily, his mommy lives close.
Ultimately, an affair (his) broke them up. I kind of wonder if they'd eventually have gotten divorced if something hadn't pushed them. I think he thought he was going to ride off into the sunset with the other woman, but she dumped him a few months after the divorce was final.
My sister has recovered mostly now, but she was pretty sad for a while. She never cared for his parents, and they are very old. I think she's glad she doesn't have to witness the family falling apart when they're gone, although she does still sometimes spend time with her ex. She told me she was going to ghost him, but it didn't happen.
My brother hadn't liked him from the get-go and they almost had words a few times. My sister also had cancer a few years back and I started to see some cracks in their relationship. We live a few thousand miles apart, though, and usually when she came to visit, he was working.
They never had kids and I learned after the divorce that they hadn't ever combined their money, which turned out to be a blessing, even if it was hard for me to understand. She handled nearly all the financial things and paid the bills. Luckily, his mommy lives close.
Ultimately, an affair (his) broke them up. I kind of wonder if they'd eventually have gotten divorced if something hadn't pushed them. I think he thought he was going to ride off into the sunset with the other woman, but she dumped him a few months after the divorce was final.
My sister has recovered mostly now, but she was pretty sad for a while. She never cared for his parents, and they are very old. I think she's glad she doesn't have to witness the family falling apart when they're gone, although she does still sometimes spend time with her ex. She told me she was going to ghost him, but it didn't happen.
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#27
Divorced after 19 years in mid 40s. Remarried 5 years later this one is much better.
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