What is the age range of people here?

[newton0]

The big D seems oblivious to age, striking newlyweds to those into their 50th wedding-anniversaries.

I'm 33, caucasion, no kids married for 5.2 years, dated for 8, separated for 8 months, divorce pending. Live-in GF of 7 months (my saving grace). W walked out on me.

[svolt]

dj,
I'm 43. Separation began in May 1999, lasting eleven months. Divorced since June 2000 after 15 years of marriage. LF and I have been together almost 2 years. Xw said she wanted to "find happiness." She's still not there.
Volt

[slcnick]

I'm going on 34. Married 10, together 13, no kids. I have someone in my life, but all she does is play with furry mice and attack shoelaces.

[jut7750]

I'm 52. Been married 32 years. Dated H for 6 months before marriage. 2 children 27&24 Still trying to figure out what the he!! happened.

[Melly]

I'm 37, have a 15-year old daughter from previous relationship. Dated XH for 7 months prior to marriage (lived together). Separated almost a year to the date after our marriage. Still don't know what the he!! happened (that's why I pop my head in here from time to time) No SO in my life at the moment, but would like to find someone....

[MacDonald]

47 years old - hus. left October 2001 after 21 years marriage. - Haven't seen him since Feb.2002. I pursued him for d. because he cut his daughter's child support (she lives with me). I had had enough -

I was a basket case - I am fine now - I didn't thnk I ever would be - you can meet a fine person and fall in love again - I promise - it is happening for me now - for every one of us soon to be divorced, there is another person out there in the same situation, and there are MUCH NICER people out there than our former spouses who treated us so badly. August 2002 I was a wreck - now I am in super mental and getting to super physical shape as well.
I would have bet everything that I would never say this, but thank God he left - I am just realizing how I struggled so to keep the m. alive. I have gone from feeling life is over to realizing how damn lucky I am to get a chance to start over, to feeling like life is just beginning. Everybody keep your chin up - the 2nd half is gonna be waaay better !

[jut7750]

I sure hope so Mac, I have to have reason to hope there is something better for me.

Thanks,

[MacDonald]

Jan: One key for me was to focus on what made me happy, and to force myself to do it - we get so used to trying to meet other people's needs we forget who we are. I had to re-train myself for happiness by 'feeling the fear and doing it anyway' - There is even a book by that title (Joan Borysenko author) Had to have the faith that if I did such and such I would feel better - didn't WANT to, but used iron self-discipline, and after a while I did want to do the things that made me happy. Just think of it a a lost skill you need to practice again. Worked for me.

[somwicked]

I'm 29, 2 kids (S7 & D6), married just over 6 years(9/95), dated just over a year, seperated just over a year, divorced for 10 months or so.

trying to make an omelet from the eggs life cracked for me.

[JimFromBoston]

Age 42, 3 kids, M'd 12+ years. nearly 1 year to the day bomb dropped. Separated (but still living together) 6 months. D hearing, mid-summer?? WAW still desn't know what the F&^% she wants. Irony is I do, and it kindof doesn't include her!