Wow, you have asked some serious questions. Might help if more adult children of divorced families chime in with the long term side effects profile. All I can say is that my parents divorced when I was 15. And based on that, I have to suggest you never underestimate the damage divorce does to kids. It unleashes forces that mere mortals have no control over. I know parents never want to hear that but it is undeniable. My parents did the very best they could which, in the end, was utterly pathetic. Now I'm 39 and haven't seen either one in over ten years.
AFAIK they don't even know where I live - which is how I want it. My life improved ten-fold when I cut them out of it. I have friends tell me they actually
want to see their relatives during holidays and such. And it sounds like they are speaking swahili to my ears.
Not trying to be a downer. From all of your posts, nostatic, you seem like a sincere and genuinely good guy. I'm just providing a data point and recommending extreme caution. The place you're entering is a mine field and every mine blows up your kids.
