Would/could this be seen as a 180 as I am slightly confused, I was very selfish and did things to suit myself ie, sport, non-commital to pre and post natal baby classes, not around when the children were young, though in my defence I was working weekends a fair amount of the time, and if I wasn't I'd be playing golf. Am I being too hard on myself as these are not the reasons my wife is divorcing me? By putting her and my children to the top of my priority list I feel I am already doing a 180, which in turn is something I am doing for myself as a part of self-analysis and improvement.
I would also like to hear from a womens POV.
Mark,
What were her EARLIER marital complaints? Not the ones that surfaced RECENTLY, as almost all wayward spouses re-write marital history to justify their waywardness.
I would say that your guiding principle in these things should be "Try to do THE RIGHT THING -- what God Himself would have you do if He were standing right in front of you."
Not the EASY thing, and not "the thing that will ensure that my wife doesn't get angry."