I am so sorry, HereInTheHeartland, about your marriage ending. After 28 years.. that has got to be a huge adjustment and heartbreak for you. Maybe my son is right.. I don’t know. It just sort of saddens me that marriages that were entered into for a lifetime.. don’t.
Yes it’s actually quite awful. The sense of loss of what could have been in the future; the loss of what we haven’t had the past few years.
I think marriage is the most incredible relationship that two people can have; when done right. It’s worth the risk; but people need to have eyes open going in.
The book The Five Love Languages would have helped my situation many years ago. I recommend it to everyone; married or not.