Anyone else hate to admit you're divorced?

[JMC]

I abhor saying that I am in the process of getting divorced and do not look forward to telling people I am divorced. I liked being married and loved to whom I was married. Additionally, I loved feeling my wedding band with my thumb. I only took off my ring to workout and sleep, and never left home without it.

I too was (divorce should be final any day) married 10+ years. They say the divorce rate is 50%, but that is not the case among my social and work peers. I sometimes sit in a meeting and feel down realizing that I am one of the few whose marriage did not work.

However, I do not allow those feelings to last long. I miss many things about her and occassionally long for shared moments (all dinners - alone, family, friends; entertaining, projects around the house, and for some strange reason trips to the grocery store can really bring back memories), but I am GALing - workout, bought a bike, much closer to God, have many great family and friends, health and decent employment and am planning where I want to buy a home in the next 6-12 months.

Sorry for the ramble, but I saw the topic and had to post.