The 'D' word
I decided to live alone or rather leave you. I wanted to end this 8 year old relationship. And applied for a divorce. The ‘D’ word that always dreaded me has now become the most important thing in my life. We started the process and filed it in the court. Yet the judge had some faith in our marriage so unlike us that he wanted us to wait for 6 more months to decide if we are for it. You went back to your life and I to mine. 6 months passed and the ‘D’ word came back into my life reminding me that I need to address this issue. I met you off-court and in court. We were our casual self. We didn’t even realize that our 8 year old investment is going to mature. Is ‘mature’ the right word? No. End. However, we did not see it ending yet. The judge asked us lots of questions. We had two kids to think of. Yet we had decided who is going to have them. All questions answered. All issues addressed. Everyone satisfied. And we signed. It was granted. Papers were due a couple of weeks later. N...