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I don't think most people come out of a dviorce "happier", especially if there's no abuse or substance issues. Who's the better for it? Us men who usually have to start from scratch? More often than not, we lose everything: time with kids, our house, our social circle. How happy can anyone really be hanging out alone with the same social circle that you as a couple used to frequent? Our kids whose time is cut by more than half with us? Our WAS who now has to parent with us over the phone if at all? Just my personal view from my foxhole!