# The day has come

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-has-come/545882>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 7, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-has-come/545882 "2010-07-07T18:42:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-has-come/545882/1 "2010-07-07T18:42:50Z")

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This morning at 9;00 AM I went before a Judge; he asked me a series of questions and then said, “That’s it. The divorce is final.” It took all of fifteen minutes to end a fifteen year marriage. I felt nothing but enormous relief at having this long, drawn out, bitter thing over with.

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-has-come/545882/2 "2010-07-07T18:51:23Z")

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Now your new life begins. Time to move on and enjoy it.

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-has-come/545882/3 "2010-07-07T18:52:09Z")

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I just know the jist of your situation but clearly recognize this as a good thing. Kinda reminds me of what Ellis said near the end of No Country… _"Well all the time ya spend trying to get back what’s been took from ya, more is going out the door. After a while you just have to try to get a tourniquet on it. "_

I’m glad you’re in a better place, Louis.

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**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-has-come/545882/4 "2010-07-07T22:56:47Z")

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Whew ! Glad to hear that’s over and done with.

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**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-has-come/545882/5 "2010-07-08T10:03:44Z")

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Glad to hear that this sucky chapter is over for you.

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**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-has-come/545882/6 "2010-07-08T15:11:58Z")

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Glad to hear that it’s over.

Good luck to you.

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**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-has-come/545882/7 "2010-07-08T15:20:59Z")

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Congrats! Heading down that road myself…it’s a dreadful experience…glad you made it through to the other side. Wave me in!