I also have weathered the divorce storm. When I got divorced after 28 years of marriage, I thought my life was over. I didn't believe any of my friends who said that it would get better. Indeed it did get better. The most important thing is that I really like myself and have good friends that like me also. I have stepped outside the box with my cycling, hiking, volunteering, etc. I didn't have this when I was married. The one piece of advice I would give any married women is to develop your own interests and friends outside the marriage. So many women who married in the 60's (and even later) did what their husbands wanted to do. In my case, it just never occurred to me that I could have a life apart from my husband, with my own interests and friends. What was I thinking??? I had to start from square one when I got divorced. And, what an adventure it has been.