advice on life.

[b][/b]Here's my attempt at putting down my story,I'm divorced,a long very unhappy marriage,I married someone who didn't love me basically,she never missed an opportunity to dehumanize me,put me down in public,I took it to be near the kid's growing up,once they we're young adults,I left,the kid's we're poisoned against me,never spoken to me for 2 years,I saw my ex the other day,she looked terrible,made me think of that film,A portrait of Dorian grey,where all the evil is shown on his face. Well the rest of my story,I got out,made friends,discovered I was well liked,I went to a do the other week,one of the women there brought a friend,visiting from another country,a conservative,religious country, I've been through the mill once,I've no intention of ever getting married again,long term partner,yes,marriage no,during one of our conversations she told me about a girl in her town that lived with a man,acceptable in the west,but in her community as she put it,she's a hooker. I don't want to get into a relationship when we'd both see different futures,I don't like the idea of stringing someone along.