Pain from infidelity, separation, divorce, etc. is always painful when it is one sided, no matter your age, sex, race, children/no children. I think by far this has been the most painful event in my life. Perhaps having no children would speed up the grief process because you wouldn't have to face them all the time, but I still believe the pain initially would be the same.

I lost my mother 13 years ago, I thought nothing could top that pain at the time. I was wrong. The death of my marriage hurt worse for me. I guess it's because I knew my mother didn't choose to leave me. I knew she wanted to stay with me and loved me right up to the end.

Just my opinion...




Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.
-- Bernice Johnson Reagon