How did those who divorced after many years of marriage find the strength to live on ?

21 yrs married, 23 yrs together. She was my wife, my support, my lover and best friend,... no desire to live on,.... 😢

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I lived with the ex for 5 years before we married, and then we were married for 25 years. I think the saddest thing about a divorce is that you re-live all of the good times you had together after you split up, and you forget...almost completely...all of the bad things, or the reason for the divorce. That is what happened to me, anyway. I gave in to "remembering the good times", and actually tried to reconcile, and then I remembered every single bad time, and experienced many, many more very, very bad times.

It is easy for me to live on...because I was escaping from something horrible. I am sorry for your pain.