Thank you MN :)

[KirstyHasLeft]

I am sitting tonight on my balcony, sipping wine and just being happy.
My kids are in bed, my cat is popping in and out of the balcony and I am, finally, so content :)
About 18 months ago - this was my dream. But I was unhappily married, having just realised that I'm gay. My life was a mess and I saw no way out.
It was you who first said that I need to divorce. I felt sick to my stomach at the thought. But with your encouragement, I went ahead.
What followed was a heartbreaking divorce, a few months in homeless B&B, redundancy and utter despair.
But now I have a small but wonderful flat, nice, well-paid work from home, my sanity, my kids and a cat.
I feel for every woman who posts here about being unhappy in her marriage. It sucks and it feels like there is no way out. It feels like your whole world will literally fall apart (it kind of does), and it is scary.
But it is possible.

@KirstyHasLeft

It's so nice to hear back from someone who has come out the other side of a seemingly impossible separation and divorce.

As a few of us 'older generation' keep trying to persuade the 'younger' ones, it only seems impossible, and it is hard, but by God it SO worth it !!

Congratulations on finding yourself, fighting for yourself and your DC, and finally on finding your happiness !

Well done you !!

Delighted to read your post. Wishing you all the best for the future too!

Well done. Wading from my balcony to yours. It’s a good feeling when things start falling into place

Waving not wading