Janet’s husband had announced two weeks before that he did not love her anymore and planned to move out and file for divorce. He simply said that he had thought about this for a long time and that he was sorry but he could not keep on living a lie when he had no love left for her. Janet knew that the relationship had certain emptiness for a long time. Communication was limited to things about the kids. Jim explained that he felt trapped in a marriage without love and he decided that he did not want to live the rest of his life feeling that way. He had become attracted to a lady at work several months ago and they had become sexually involved. He did not want to hurt his wife or kids but felt he was fighting for his life and had finally gotten the courage to tell her it was over.
Janet and Jim didn’t tell the children, aged 14 and 12 what was happening until one week after Jim asked Janet for a divorce. The 14-year old daughter responded by withdrawing to her room, avoiding the......

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Title: Divorce
Approximate Word Count: 5806
Approximate Pages: 24 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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