How Did You Meet?
At work... we both worked for the same company and continued to work together up until a month before I filed for divorce. That was not the reason we did not work together anymore but as soon as he left I filed.
Describe your marriage before the problem.
Our relationship had always been tumultuous. There was nothing ever perfect about it and I kind of knew going in we would end up divorced later. Why marry him? Your guess is as good as mine.
Tell us how you first realized you had a problem.
I knew something was wrong when I would find him talking to a specific female every time I was not home. There would be messages on myspace to her wanting to meet up when I was visiting my family or at work. He ended up confessing to cheating on me with her but it was 2 years before I found all of this out..... guess he had intended on doing it again but I caught him this time.
What did you do about it or if you have not done anything yet, why?
I filed for divorce in April 2008. It has been a long messy and ridiculously expensive road to be on..... and it's not done yet.
If you're not yet divorced, what is your greatest fear?
That he will still continue to play with the legal system and make this divorce more about how he's the "victim" than the villain. He's been doing this for well over a year and the act is getting old.
If you're not yet divorced, what two tips would you share with others?
Be careful about what lawyer you choose to go with and don't go with the very first one you see. I made that mistake and it cost me a lot of money and a lot of unnecessary headaches. Be sure if you have kids to keep them out of it. Divorce destroys children and they don't need to be in the drama. It isn't their fault their parents are getting divorced.
If your divorce is final, what was the hardest part of the divorce?
If your divorce is final, what two tips would you share with others?