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Topic: Separated....
LadyOfMagic's photo
Sun 04/13/08 10:51 AM

I am seperated. Which means to me that I do not LIVE with my soon to be ex-husband. We'd been married 16 years and he left 2 months ago because he "found the love of his life", who is also married by the way. I filed for divorce the next week and hopefully we will have this nasty little process completed within the next 30 days. Life is too short. Would I date? You bet!! Why should I sit here when we both know its' over while he is living with another woman, who hasn't filed yet by the way. Each situation is different and I couldn't be happier with mine right now. I want to move on.


But you are in the process of the divorce tho..which is a good thing..my thing is..if somebody don't want somebody it shouldn't take years for people to take steps to end it.

lifestooshort6's photo
Sun 04/13/08 10:51 AM
My divorce should've been final 6 months ago but he is not holding up his end of the deal when it comes to our separtion agreement. Now I've had to get a lawyer involved so that I can protect myself financially and most of all my children. As far as I'm concerned I am divorced and have been for a very long time. I think everyone needs time and healing after a marriage breakdown. It took me almost 2 years to get to a point where I felt it was time to start dating again.

hellkitten54's photo
Sun 04/13/08 10:53 AM

I was seperated from my ex since 2003 and got my divorce finalized late last year. Sometimes getting a divorce isn't that easy, since I couldn't find him for so long.:wink:
Plus, I was busy getting knocked up....:tongue:

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Sun 04/13/08 10:54 AM

I was seperated from my ex since 2003 and got my divorce finalized late last year. Sometimes getting a divorce isn't that easy, since I couldn't find him for so long.:wink:


Kitten I guess it is different in each state. I was married in Ohio in 1981. My ex could have had a divorce in 6 months if he would have gone for "no fault" but he wanted to be an @ss & made up lies. No way I was going to sign that.

oldsage's photo
Sun 04/13/08 11:06 AM
due to legal & financial matters, I have seen it take years to finalize a divorce. Need to be careful & ask questions.
Need to do that anyway, all the time.

Lily0923's photo
Sun 04/13/08 11:09 AM
What kind of drama does seperated bring?

I was seperated for a long time, I had some medical issues and had his insurance, and couldn't have gotten my own it would have been a pre-exsisting condition, so we stayed "seperatd" we never fought, we never argued, he lived his life I lived mine, we did it for my financial stability.

So I don't judge seperated people differently. If they live seperately they are not together.

Marriage is just a piece of paper, so is the divorce decree. Emotions are what matter.

but I'm odd in my own right, so maybe I'm the freak here?? Who knows?

carefree101's photo
Sun 04/13/08 11:10 AM


I was seperated from my ex since 2003 and got my divorce finalized late last year. Sometimes getting a divorce isn't that easy, since I couldn't find him for so long.:wink:


Kitten I guess it is different in each state. I was married in Ohio in 1981. My ex could have had a divorce in 6 months if he would have gone for "no fault" but he wanted to be an @ss & made up lies. No way I was going to sign that.

I'm in Ohio also and really agonized over what may happen because the laws here are so weird. For instance, he is entitled to half of my pension, even though he doesn't have one. He wanted to wait to "see where we were" in 2 months. I said no way!! We have quite a bit of property and this could have been real nasty, but we both decided to work it out, rather than fatten a couple of attorneys wallets. All of our communication is by mail because I don't want to talk to this moron that is sucking precious air.

itsmetina's photo
Sun 04/13/08 11:12 AM
marraige is more than a piece of paper to me but i respect your opinion

LadyOfMagic's photo
Sun 04/13/08 11:12 AM

What kind of drama does seperated bring?

I was seperated for a long time, I had some medical issues and had his insurance, and couldn't have gotten my own it would have been a pre-exsisting condition, so we stayed "seperatd" we never fought, we never argued, he lived his life I lived mine, we did it for my financial stability.

So I don't judge seperated people differently. If they live seperately they are not together.

Marriage is just a piece of paper, so is the divorce decree. Emotions are what matter.

but I'm odd in my own right, so maybe I'm the freak here?? Who knows?

Yes Lily you are the freak in this convo..lol..I'm jk..sorrynoway

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