clearing the deck - the marriage status thread
married 25 years this past year, there were two times it almost ended, it took both of us to see we both needed to make some changes, thankfully we've been on the same page - if anything were to happen though i can confidently say i'll spend the rest of my days alone and be good with it
the "good" news about the divorce and separations that i've known, they have never turned out worse than it was being married - after the initial shock, it has always been an improvement with all the family relationships - my mom and dad couldn't stand each other but they were always there for us after the divorce - I hope your family stays together, even if you can't be together all the time