Got my 2nd degree. He'd spent the year prior to split telling me it would be a waste of time even trying as it would be too much with a young child, I was too old (I was early 30's!), it'd be expensive with the loans, and that I'd probably fail anyway as I wasn't as clever as I thought!
Well...I had a FANTASTIC time on the course both academically and socially, and I got a 2:1 narrowly missing out on a 1st (which I'll admit does annoy me - whole other thread)
His face when dd told him (unprompted by me but I had of course told her the news in a way she understood) at a handover was an absolute picture! 
@PussGirl LOVING the idea of a divorce ring - I've been divorced almost 20 years, too late to get one? I no longer have my engagement and wedding rings though, had to sell them due to his not paying maintenance and wiping out the bank accounts! I'm not even exactly sure of my divorce date as I was way too busy with uni at the time it came through. Anyone know how I can find this out? I've lost the papers.
@Ohnomoreno if you're unhappy do it! I seriously think it's time we celebrated happy singledom more! Not only would women be happier but if men KNEW we didn't need them maybe they'd behave a damn sight more deserving of us!
Basically, I am FREE.
Exactly!
I stayed celibate for about 5 years after we split, I just wasn't up for another relationship or even a fling, but I made up for lost time later 
Meanwhile he - is remarried to ow, I have it on fairly good authority that both are miserable in different ways but both feel unable to split. They have a large family, which I know he never wanted, are broke, knackered and he looks dreadful (fat, balding, greying, jowly, skin looks appalling, they both look older than me and I'm a fair bit actually older than her) - hmm schadenfreude moi?? 
Great idea for a thread op. A good one to point those mners who are miserable but afraid of taking the plunge in the direction of