"Even before we started sleeping in separate rooms, we didn't go to bed together. And I don't mean we stopped having sex, I mean we didn't go to sleep at the same time. I would stay up late and decompress watching my favorite show and she would go to bed at what I thought was a crazy-early bedtime. I've learned there is a special kind of closeness to be nurtured by ending your day together. Snuggling up and letting the day wash over one another and speaking fleeting thoughts is a bond we should all aspire to have."
"My greatest regret from the beginning of my divorce three years ago through today is not trying a little harder before things got to the point of divorce. I became complacent, distant, and stopped caring. While divorce was the right choice for us in hindsight, I regret letting it get to that point. Yes, we were unhappy in our marriage, but my children and 'normal' family life will never be the same, and just maybe I could have prevented that."
After a marriage ends and time provides distance, many recognize personal errors and missed opportunities that contributed to the breakup. Small daily habits that erode shared routines, such as not going to bed together, can slowly diminish emotional closeness. Complacency and retreating from effort toward repair often allow problems to escalate until divorce becomes the outcome. Bottling up feelings and staying silent about regrets or concerns prevents corrective action and deepens disconnection. These patterns leave lasting consequences for family life and create lessons about communication, presence, and intentional nurturing of intimacy for future relationships.
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