What helped you to get your life back after being blindsided by a divorce?
Hi, I’m (25F) going through a divorce that came out of nowhere. I thought we were solid, we never fought, we had a vision for the future which we were discussing constantly. We were long distance for 3 years, together for 7, married for 2. Me and my husband were mostly spending our weekends together at my parents place where I planned to live until graduation to save up for our future home, then we were planning to move in together permanently in a different city where he already studied and worked. I had one issue with him - he would sometimes leave my texts uresponded for days, leaving me worried. I tried to gently bring it up multiple times, but with no luck. I brushed it off, because he was very sweet, calm and caring in person. This all mess started in April, when he did that to me again and I just had enough and called him and this behaviour hurtful and that I really want this to change, because what happens when I have an emergency and he completely ignores me? After this, he never came back home and ghosted me. I was so worried that I packed my things and went to see him. He just told me he is not sure he wants to be with me anymore, that me having chronic illness is too much for him and he is depressed because of it, that I changed and that I am a liar (I always wanted kids but I have some issues that it might make it harder and I tried to have a gentle convo about this with him and he understood it like I did not want kids anymore), he blamed me for failing his engineering school because of the depression. The worst thing is that I had been constantly asking how he is doing, if he was okay and he never mentioned a single thing that was an issue for him. Then he ghosted me again after begging for counselling. This all happened just a few days prior my thesis deadline and I was absolutely devastated. Lastly, he just texted me to pack him his stuff and he told me in person that he wants a divorce and there is no changing his mind. I have been and I am a complete mess and my dad handles everything. I feel like I have been thrown out of a moving train and then being hit by another one. My whole idea of a future collapsed and I feel so lost. Despite all of this, I was able to graduate with flying colours and land a well-paying job. After the graduation, all of my emotions swooped back in and I am in a really dark place right now. I would really appreciate your stories about how you were able to move on and what helped you, especially women, but men are also welcome. Thank you.
Posted Jun 14, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC