We Can Work It Out

[one_voice]

2. When my first husband...

and I divorced we stayed very civil. I'd even go so far as to say we were friends.

We had a daughter and we worked everything out between us. We never brought a court into it. We did what we thought was best for her and it worked out great.

Sure we had some disagreements, but in the end we worked it out.

When he died I was the first person his wife called. She always called me her ex-wife because we got along so well.


Both my brothers with children are divorced. One has a great relationship with his ex and they work everything out together.

My other brother's ex is nasty. When his son died she did everything she could to keep him from being involved in the arrangements. She didn't have to act so mean he wouldn't have argued with her. A lawsuit was filed and she tried to have him completely excluded from everything. The judge wouldn't even entertain what she wanted. They had joint custody when he died. She's one of the nastiest people I've ever met.

I think it depends on the couple and their priorities.