I have been considering divorce for a long time. Probably the biggest hurdle is financial. DH is a recovering alcoholic and finances aren't good. We have no debt, the children are grown, but we are living on small pensions. If I leave, it will be very lean indeed. Simple living over the years has been a good training ground, but I don't want to have to decide between a can of tuna and cat food.
While things are not terrible, they have not been good for a long time. My biggest fears - running out of money, increased medical bills due to aging, loneliness. I have friends and I attend Al-Anon. Not affiliated with a church though. I have hobbies.
A divorced friend told me to consider carefully, because sometimes you trade one set of problems for another.
Anyone care to share their experience? Did you make the right decision? How do handle being single financially?