I am still celebrating my divorce. And plan to for some time. Yes, I grieved that marriage, what we had, who he was, and all the hopes and dreams I had. But that marriage was so painful, it would have been worse to stay.
As I've been changing my name everywhere, it's funny the reactions I get. It's very clear to all that I was the leave-er rather than the leave-ee, because I'm dropping the hyphen and his last name from mine. I have made no bones about it - I'm very happy it's over, and darnit, they should be happy for me!
Anybody who thinks otherwise, well, hasn't walked in my shoes. I've gotten plenty of "congratulations" along the way, and my best friend sent me flowers to celebrate. I daresay that if anyone were to give me the line about someday finding someone once I'd "gotten over it", I'd probably look at them like they had 2 heads.