THE END

Well, this week my divorce was legally finalized.

Just a bit over two years from the day we separated, which is longer than the entire marriage actually lasted. A point of contention with me, but...

So, how do I feel?

Well, relieved actually. It was a long and expensive process, and I am glad it is over. I still hate the fact that I am divorced, but glad that I am divorced and not divorcing.

Plus, my relationship with NB has finally gotten to a place of mutual friendship, mutual caring, and tenderness. We both know it is over. We both have dealt with it. We both care for and still, in a way, love the other. We both don't want to get back together.

There are many things about my life that I wish were improved, but there are also many things that have come about, almost directly because I am now single and in search of something, that I am glad to have in my life.

There will always be some tinge of regret. There will always be a wisp of sadness. There were many things about my relationship I loved. Some of those things will naturally be replaced when I start another relationship, but some will be lost forever. Such is life.

Now for the next chapter....

Exciting, huh?