Interesting comments so far. My first marriage of eight years, no kids, dissolved uneventfully and fairly painlessly. My second marriage of twenty years, four adopted kids, become a nightmare of (her) alcoholism, perpetual victimhood, jealousy and rage. I wanted to stick it out until my youngest was out of high school, but she wanted out. Somehow I was able to exit without alimony, and with two years of child support which actually went to the child, so I consider myself lucky. I’m in a great relationship of 5+ years; we live five miles apart, and the closest we’ll come to living together is a duplex! My point is that one can’t predict what either party will be like ten years from now, and that a young man should heed much of the advice given by the commenters above.
