"It really sucked at the time. The day I found out, I was a few months into both a major surgery and daily radiation treatment, and I was down to about 118 from my normal 155 lbs. But, as it turned out, it was really a good thing. We did not have a house or kids, and the divorce was rather simple. I went on to get married again and have three incredible kids I would never have had otherwise. 

The entire experience taught me a lot about the power of forgiveness (admittedly, it took me too long to learn this lesson), and I have a pretty great life today. If you are currently going through something similar, please know that life can and does get better."

"He doesn't remember how the conversation went exactly, since it was 30 years ago. But he tried counseling and asked her to get her job back — she always brushed him off and never took him seriously. He threw in the towel seven months later, and she started trying to fix things, but it had been seven months of him trying, and she had no interest. So he filed for divorce and went on to achieve his lifelong dream: he dated and then married his middle school crush, my mom. They're going 28 years strong."

"Luckily, we didn't have kids, and I got back everything I brought into the marriage."

"Marriage shouldn’t be taken lightly, but people also shouldn’t force themselves to be in unhealthy relationships. We all make mistakes. Don’t waste your life with someone who doesn’t deserve you."

"I've since I’ve remarried and we’re planning on starting a family soon. I would’ve never imagined rebuilding after what happened with my ex-wife. Keep the faith, and things will turn around."

"Her getting involved with another equally energetic guy she met on a recent vacation with her gals didn’t help. It was just the driver. But honestly, in hindsight, the disconnect was already embedded before that. I was just as susceptible to another gal, but I didn’t want the drama. Right action to avoid it, wrong reason. Which means we were likely doomed regardless.

We got married because it felt like the next natural step. Live and learn, and communicate!"

"I, for one, wasn’t surprised. I tried to tell her a marriage that started with a proposal when both parties were in relationships with DIFFERENT PEOPLE was doomed to fail but she didn’t listen."

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