Thanks for the advice. Again, this is why I am posting here. But this seems to not be about depression more than a realization of my life decisions that led me here.
>>Getting a divorce right before you plan on retiring is basically always a pretty bad idea when you are the man<<
Truer words were never spoken/typed. Staying married right before you plan on retiring also is bad if you are the man.
I don’t think there is a return point for the marriage. Maybe something will change but I doubt it. But thank you for your kind and thoughtful words.
Thanks for the response and not taking my post badly... I just have too many friends now, who have basically destroyed the remainder of their lives because they couldn't learn to compromise with their wives. The wife of one of my best friends who died a few months ago came by the house for BBQed chicken yesterday. I thought that they were very close, but she was relieved that he was gone. She sold their house and all of his crap and bought a new house and a new car and seemed happy and was planning on taking some trips.
He was very frugal and had amassed a small fortune, but he wouldn't even let her buy expensive hamburger, and they never went on vacations. While he was a hoarder and had tons of new tools still in the boxes when he died. The truth is she kind of seems to remember him as a bit of a monster.
https://www.realtor.com/international/si/piran-piran-piran-120020193360/
This is the higher end of Slovenia. Might be out of your price range.