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10 years ago today...

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:48 pm
by danielh41
I left my wife. It was the hardest thing I ever did, even though I knew that neither one of us was happy. It was also the best thing I ever did since that decision eventually led me to where I am now. The divorce was finally final in November 1998, about three weeks after I first met Jennifer...

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:22 pm
by BackInTex
That looks like a good first paragraph to a novel.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:35 pm
by lilclyde54
For the first 6-8 months after my divorce, you could not have convinced me anything good could have come from it. I was pure misery for almost a year. Now, with the blessing of 20+ years of hindsight, I realize it was probably the best thing that ever happened to me.

Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:43 pm
by Sir_Galahad
This looks like the start of another "Confessions" thread.

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:35 am
by danielh41
lilclyde54 wrote:For the first 6-8 months after my divorce, you could not have convinced me anything good could have come from it. I was pure misery for almost a year. Now, with the blessing of 20+ years of hindsight, I realize it was probably the best thing that ever happened to me.
I really am blessed to have the family I have now. Jennifer is about as close to a "soul-mate" as I could ever have, and we are raising two wonderful boys. I wouldn't be where I am now if not for that divorce... But it was hell going through it at the time, dealing with the guilt and the loss of friends and in-laws, etc.

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:53 am
by peacock2121
When I asked Dr Dick to leave, I was sure I would never, ever be happy again.

Looking back..... that thought was the silliest thought I ever bought.

Good thing I returned it soon after buying it.