Hi Tori...I wanted to respond, but not with a casual, "oh that's too bad..."

Now I have time.

You are lucky you are free of Joe, because you have grown into an awesome woman that will make the right person feel like the luckiest guy on earth. But you could not have gotten here without the time spent there...

I was mad at your MIL and Joe, but now that you have indicated that they are the avoid conflict at all costs people, I feel really sad for them. That's no way to live one's life. Reminds me of H

Your posts remind me that all our emotions still remain, divorced or not, together or not, happy or not. It's how we deal with them and choose not to let them control us, that matters.

You, my friend, are amazing.