In the days before Vatican II I would not have married in the first place. The thing was a disaster from start to finish. We never would have made it to the wedding.
This is an odd statement. What on earth about the pre-Vatican II Church would have prevented you from marrying, especially since marriage prepartion was abysmal?
You would have married, and your annulment would have been harder to obtain, Deborah. Be thankful you're alive now.