Getting divorced is never simple. Even when love has faded, and the marriage feels more like a daily struggle than a partnership, the emotional, financial, and legal toll can be overwhelming — especially for older adults who’ve invested decades into building a life together.
For Barbra, the end came on an ordinary evening, as she stirred a pot of stew in the kitchen. The hum of the stove filled the silence until her husband, Mike — a man always obsessed with appearances and control — casually set his car keys on the counter and said those loaded words: “We need to talk.”
She didn’t even flinch. After years of feeling unseen and unappreciated, she knew what was coming.
