>>Earlier this month we celebrated 24 years together! <<
Congratulations! Seriously.
Meanwhile, mine refused to talk - at all. We even got the church deacons involved and the only thing she would even listen to is anything supporting her position that if only I would change, everything would be ok. Funny thing is, I WAS changing and continued to change. My current wife of almost 13 years is reaping the benefits and she never tires of telling me how she feels.
Meanwhile, my ex is falling into exactly what Fred warned about, except in her case it is not a cat named fluffy, but a dog.
And our three daughters? The middle and youngest were in a rock/pop band with me last year (we have a web page but I don’t post it here) and my oldest is actually thinking of moving to Kentucky when we do.
Sorry that it didn’t work out with your ex, but very happy that it IS working with the new wife!
It is always good to hear when the kids come out on a plus side! Too often that is not the case (my parents divorced: it was NOT good for my siblings (I was still young enough to not be as affected as the older ones - and she was re-married by the time I got into my developmental years))!
Lots of prayers to you and your family!