Thank you for taking the time to share your story with us, @merej99! That sounds like a difficult, and yet important, lesson to learn. I can relate, somewhat, to the pressure to get married young. I was raised Mormon and ended up going to BYU for college--where there's a huge focus on getting married. In fact, if you manage to graduate without getting married (or without having plans to do so) you're something of an enigma and people assume there's something wrong with you. I was almost married out of college, and now, 20 years later, I'm still single... but I love my life :)

Thank you again for sharing your story. I just checked out your profile and I can tell your very active and very giving to the community. I'd love to follow you and I'll look forward to reading your posts! Cheers