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#RI-69f871d5·5 months ago·
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I felt so confident divorce was the only option. Now I regret it everyday.

I was the one who filed for divorce. I had been thinking about it for a while. It seemed like such one sided relationship and I was constantly feeling emotionally manipulated. Friends and family told me they felt the marriage wasn’t healthy for me. That I wasn’t myself.

But now I wake up everyday and believe I made the worst mistake in my life.

I gave up so much. I left a loyal wife, a stable life, great finances, and an affordable home. For what? So I can try and go find “happiness”? I thre

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