“It's been fantastic. It caused a rift with my kids, which I deeply regret, but I'm sure I'd be long dead, had I stayed with ex. I was terribly depressed and unhappy.

The moral of the story is, marry the right person the first time. I realized it was the wrong thing, even before the wedding, but I was reluctant to break it off, because of all of the upset and turmoil it would cause. Dumb thinking.”