When I got married at 25, I never dreamed I'd one day refer to the experience as my 'first marriage'. I don't think anyone ever does.
My parents are still married, and honestly, I enjoyed an almost perfect childhood. Those relationships are still strong, and my 'first family' - my parents and siblings - spend ample time together and absolutely love it.
Family holidays, special occasions, just-because catch-ups. I always hoped to give my own children the same experience, both now, and when they have children of their own.
But as they say, life is what happens when you're busy making plans. And while I planned to have the perfect nuclear family, things didn’t turn out that way.
Instead, my kids became 'children of divorce', with 'mum's house and dad's house', and all the things we don't wish for - for ourselves or our children.
And so we became a single-parent household. But we were happy. Peaceful and happy.
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I wasn't on the dating scene. Didn't sign up to any of the apps. I just focused on providing the most fulfilling life possible for my kids, while dealing with the personal aftermath of separation.
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