What was the most surprising thing you have learned throughout the process of your divorce?

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Who the person I was married to really was.

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People can be shadier than I ever even imagined and lawyers can be evil, sneaky sons of nutcrackers who don’t give a damn about the family involved. Divorce is the worst.

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The kind of shit you see coming out is mind blowing...

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It’s been 14 months since we separated I am still amazed by the shit that gets cooked up; just be mature and pragmatic and be done with it

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Oh man... that is what i tell everyone... you really don’t know someone until you go through a divorce with them...

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Agreed. I barely recognize the person my ex turned into

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I can’t help it. Love me for who I am.

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“A white has no superiority over a black nor a black has any superiority over a white – except by piety and good action.”

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