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Topic subjectDivorce? I'm entering the phase in my life where friends are splitting.
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13430363, Divorce? I'm entering the phase in my life where friends are splitting.
Posted by double negative, Mon Apr-19-21 10:34 AM
I think being together forever is an exception, not the rule.

Things change, I don't expect all things in life to last forever.

I made the mistake of thinking divorces would be rare among the people I know because we got married late AF.

I imagined divorce to be a bit of a process of transitions...something you can see coming

A really good friend abruptly ended it all off the strength of Some Really Bad Marital Shit That Can Go Down After Being Married For A Long Ass Time™️.

Married yesterday, new partner today.

I've known him and his wife for nearly 20 years. Our kids know them as auntie and uncle, their kids know us as auntie and uncle.

Essentially...if you've been through this...how does this shit work? What's to be expected?