"I'm 49, and at this stage of life you appreciate things so differently. Contentment and peace over excitement any day. The house that I was in for the last few years of my marriage, we had done it up and extended it, but I walked on eggshells every single day. I never felt safe or at ease there."
"My husband and I met in college, we were in our early 20s. When I look back at it now, I realise that it was toxic. There was love bombing, it was very intense from the start, we broke up a lot."
"In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people around Ireland about their experience of the breakup of a marriage and divorce."
The woman is 49 and has two teenage daughters, aged 13 and 15. She values contentment and peace over excitement at this stage of life. The family home had been renovated and extended, but she walked on eggshells there and never felt safe or at ease. She met her husband in college in their early 20s. The relationship was intense from the start, marked by love bombing and frequent breakups. She recognises the marriage as toxic and now places greater importance on emotional safety and stability for herself and her children.
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