Discussion: I am a 56-year-old woman with grown children who have left home. My husband has been cheating on me for years, and I am considering divorce. A divorced girlfriend told me that divorce is like death!

From your writing style, it can be understood that your marriage has failed and cannot be rehabilitated. A life without love is an empty life, even if it provides you with comfort. Divorce is often a challenging and painful process on a mental level, and it is often financially burdensome. Divorce is the end of a relationship that has failed in the hope of a fresh start, hopefully without jealousy, hatred, or revenge. You will find many examples (not just movie actors) who remarried or lived in a second and happy relationship after divorce. In the mirror of time, you may wonder why you waited so long for a divorce.