I’m a 37-year-old guy who’s been divorced for a year. My ex-wife, who’s 36, and I have two kids, ten and seven years old. The kids stay with me for half the month because I have partial custody, and even though they spend a lot of time with me, I still have to pay child support for the days they’re with their mom, since I earn much more than she does.
I also pay alimony on top of child support.
Our divorce was far from amicable, and currently we are not on speaking terms. The decision to divorce came after numerous arguments in the later years of our marriage, during which I felt she had become a completely different person. The tipping point was our final argument, when she yelled at me and said she regretted our marriage.
After that, I made the decision to leave and filed for divorce.
After our separation, she made no attempts to reconcile or even reach out to me. It’s been a year since the divorce was finalized. About six months after the divorce, she began a new relationship, which I learned about through mutual acquaintances.
At first, I felt let down by how quickly she moved on, yet I recognized there was very little within my control to change the situation, so I chose not to address it with her.
Our interactions have been strictly limited to discussions about our children, without delving into personal matters. That approach has defined our communication for the past six months. Despite feeling slightly wounded by how quickly she moved on, I still acknowledged her as a nurturing mother to our children and refrained from doing anything that might disrupt our family’s well-being.
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