“Met my wife online, married 14 years. She left me because marriage was getting stale as well. Left me, my son and daughter (her biological children, my stepchildren). Held on as long as I could in the house we rented because we had 6 dogs at the time.

My children, in time, moved in with their mom because she lived in a small town up in the mountains, and they liked the atmosphere up there. My STBX had a boyfriend, but was abusive and she dumped him. She's now seeing someone else, I think, or at least trying to. Oh, she mentioned that she might have some kind of bone cancer something. I don't know.

Me? I moved back in with my parents with my dogs because I couldn't afford to live on my own. It's great now. I have a goal to save money for myself and the divorce proceedings, paying off debt, and I'm looking forward to go back to school. I contribute at home and help my parents whenever they command. LOL

I miss taking care of someone, but I realize that it's much more than that. The lesson I learned is that you have to find that someone that understands that "commitment" means that, and not to just give up. I really don't think that I'm going to get together with a woman again. I'm going to take care of myself and my family first before that happens.”