I used to follow the board all the time and was a fairly active poster nearly 20 years ago. I haven't logged in for at least 10 years.

In January, after 34 years of marriage (married in the temple, but "lost" all blessings when I resigned about 13 years ago) I divorced.

I can say now that I questioned my marriage from three weeks in, but thought I was doing the right thing by marrying. After all, I was thirty.

Truth: I don't miss the LDS church, I don't miss my ex, I don't miss being married. Pretty sure I'm likely to go on in life as a single woman.

Best result of my marriage and Mormon years: my kids, all of whom shake their heads at Mormonism, all of whom turned out to be better humans than they would have if they had grown up with a Relief Society mom.

I'm a pretty happy 65 year old.

Good for you. I mean that sincerely. It's a shame we have to make so many important decisions when we are young and subjected to church expectations.

Knowing men the way I do (I am one), I fully understand your sentiment, and congratulate you on your freedom after so many years.

Wishing you many years of happiness ahead.

Welcome back, and I'm glad to hear that you are following your bliss (from a fellow 60-something single.)

Congrats!

Life has a way of making things look better in hindsight. For example, my ex-wife changed my mind about the Salem witch trials.

i'm really happy too to be out of the cult except i did keep my kids in it. they hated it but i thought i was doing the right thing. they turned out bad as the church was bad for them.