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The writer says she will always be friends with her ex-husband.
  • After 35 years together, my partner and I decided it would be better if we got divorced.
  • After our official divorce, we went to dinner together to celebrate.
  • My ex-husband and I are better as friends, and I will always love him.

One night, about a year after our divorce, I phoned my ex-husband to tell him about my bad day.

He asked if I had any sangria, my favorite drink; I did not. Within an hour, a delivery person showed up at my door with sangria — ordered by my ex. I called him, thanked him, and posted it on Facebook. One of my friends replied, "I love your divorce!"