Joe, good to read this. As we tell people all the time, that they are going to be great and have an awesome life even if they end up D'd. So many come to this board with a death grip on their toxic MR and their deeply flawed WAS. And they don't see that deep down they don't even want to go back to the way things were, even if they think that is what they want.
Stick around and help others going through a similar situation with your new found perspective.
Love your advice on a lawyer. So many LBSs fall for the WASs "let's keep it amicable" meaning "I am going to manipulate you into not hiring a lawyer". Going through a divorce without a lawyer is like trying to change out an engine on your car without a mechanic.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018