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Dear Uncle Gary, I met my wife when I was 18, married her at 24, and we had our daughter at 25.

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Aug 29, 2025
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Dear Uncle Gary, I met my wife when I was 18, married her at 24, and we had our daughter at 25.

Life felt full, good careers, a happy kid, and what I thought was a strong marriage. But at 35, my wife told me she wasn’t happy.

We divorced, stayed friends for our daughter’s sake, and a few years later, she remarried. Her new husband adopted our daughter wit…

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