Thank you everyone!!!
Dear-Kitty, My ex, my son's father, who I had not heard from in almost 30yrs, called me a few months ago. He had been a compulsive gambler when we were together. Here he told me he went from gambling to drugs & did not wake up until he was 58 yrs old. He is now 63 & has been clean & sober for 6 yrs.
Now he said all the things I wished he would have said 30 yrs ago but its way too late. I remarried after 10 yrs alone & have been happily married for 24 yrs. I have absolutely no regrets I didn't stay with him & wait. I would have wasted a big part of my life.
Thanks for sharing,
Diane