I think I chose the right path for me but divorce eviscerated my finances and I do wonder sometimes. I miss having money. I now have happiness but I also have a lot of struggle where I never had it before. My life was not intolerable, it just wasn't happy.
I spoke to a woman today who divorced after 23 years of marriage - now divorced - and she has no pension, no income after being a SAHM and no real prospects for work at 59.
I used to be what i thought was wealthy. Not anymore. I sometimes wonder if the struggle for happiness is worth the loss in lifestyle. Don't flame me for this - unless you have been divorced, you really have no idea how much you lose. It's really hard and I sometimes wonder if I should have stuck to the status quo and lived a life that gave me happiness outside of my marriage but with the comfort of a nice house / holidays instead.
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If you knew that divorce would decimate your finances, would you still do it?
Uppatreecuppatea · 21/06/2013 21:53
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