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Coping with Divorce or Separation

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mopinko

(72,195 posts)
Tue Jul 24, 2018, 11:06 PM Jul 2018

so, my ex got married this weekend. [View all]

the whole thing is kinda surreal. he is def a very different person.
it bummed me a bit because i am alone and very lonely. but what got me was the pics of my kids together.
esp son who came in from utah, to mich. he doesnt talk to me. i havent seen him in 5 years. i barely recognized him. they were so awesome in the pics, hugging each other, sibling love extraordinaire.
they still all have good relations w him.
since they never did as kids, he didnt give a shit, and i did all the emotional work, well, it just sucks.

and this part is truly petty on my part, but do any other divorcees get jealous of widows/widowers? my sister lost her hubs several months ago, very suddenly. the family rallied around her, and did a lot for her.
the situations are very different, but sometimes i feel like saying- hey, over here, i lost my husband and my kids too.
but i got money, so i must be fine. the fact that we started an urban farm together, and he bailed, and i am trying to make it go on my own w bad health and no partner, yeah, but i got plenty of money.

she, and several sibs, saw the pics on fb, and didnt bother to check in w me.

just ranting. i'll be fine in a few days. but it was a low point in a 5 year slog. i dont think about anniversaries or any of that. but this was a little too in my face.

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It suck but my2sense Jul 2018 #1
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No words for you - just this... Marie Marie Jul 2018 #4
It'll be ok vercetti2021 Jul 2018 #5
I'm just sorry. MontanaMama Jul 2018 #6
I'm so sorry More_Cowbell Jul 2018 #7
I'm going to offer this, and I hope it comes across the way I mean it. JayhawkSD Jul 2018 #8
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