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I woke up today and was surprised by the urge to cook.  While I enjoy cooking and love see my friends and family enjoy what I’ve made, the desire hasn't been there for quite some time.  I’ve got my staple weeknight meals that...

Yesterday, I realized that it had been one year since I removed my wedding ring.  Last night was another night spent with the marriage counselor.  Last night, my husband finally gave in and said he was ready to go through with...

I deciced at 8:52pm tonight that I'm through with you. You and I have over 20 years between us and I realized your not good for my health. I will be omitting you from my life and at 8:52pm I decided to divorce you. I don't...

“He was not very pretty,” she said reluctantly, and wrapped the phone cord around and between her fingers. Silence echoed across the fly-over states. “What’s Seattle like this summer?”
She could hear the confused look on his...

(I did not make this letter up but a long time ago I found it online and loved it.. wanted to share this laugh with everyone :)]
Dear Wife:
I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you forever. I've been a good man to...

Another turning point a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist directs you where to go
So make the best of this test and don't ask why
It's not a question but a lesson learned in time
It's something unpredictable but in the...

Tonight my husband is at a lawyers, preparing the first of the paperwork for our divorce. I am pissed off and sad about this.

Im pissed off because since he decided on divorce, he has become a different fucking person. Its cruel that...

Last night, the words were dropped like a bomb. I was calm.  Things have been bad for a very long time.  We have been together for 18 years.  We could not be further worlds apart.  I did not tear up until I saw him cry.  He did...

“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sa...t down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth...

i met him when i was 17 and fell madly in love.  little did i know his recreational drug use would turn to full blown addiction.  at 21 we were engaged, married at 22.  i had my doubts but pushed them away.  he...

I'll keep this to a 'short' version. I seperated from wife in december and filed for divorce in mid-august. But why? What happens when the one you love(d) develops a problem, and it's a problem they won't get help for? In this case it...

Just saying the word divorce leaves a bad taste in ones mouth, doesn't it? My impending divorce has been inevitable for (3!) years now and the reality of the situation is still eluding me I think.
We met in high school, and pretty...

Friday night, he asked me to join him for dinner at our favorite restaurant. He was already there when I arrived, sad puppy face in place. I got a beer and sat down with him to wait for our table. He started in immediately..."your mom...

I didn’t believe in devil until divorcing my husband. His heart is sculpted out of metal. His head is carved out of stone.
Is he a monster or just stupid? Evil people are stupid. He made our children bullets in his gun, woods for the...

When people first learned my husband and I were divorcing, they were surprised. We seemed like the ideal couple from the outside. He had a great job, I was a SAHM, with 2 great kids, beautiful home, trips, and as a family, we work! But...

I'd been married for 30 years when our marriage finally hit the skids.It had become a loveless, sexless relationship and had been that way for a while. When you give your love and get nothing in return, you eventually "run dry".My...

I've been whining about getting a divorce from my husband for the past year.  Those who know me, know my story, for those who don't, the story doesn't matter in this case.  The bottom line is when you tell your children that you're...

Just copied the following from an e-mail I was sending a friend:
I’m beginning to realize that perspective is everything. The more I focus on the past and all of the things I’m bitter about in the present, the more tragic all this...

It is a funny thing. I was dreading getting a divorce. I know how ugly it can be and I really did try to convince my X that it would be better for everyone, including our son, if we just used a mediator. She refused. I tried to work...

I know this divorce will get better and my life will go on. I've been told there will be many emotional ups and downs but wasn't prepared to have the ups then feel like I'm getting slammed on my face. It seems like I think things are...