Regret did not arrive dramatically. It came quietly, in moments—when she passed their old house, when she heard a song from their early years, when she realized that freedom without connection felt hollow.
Divorce after decades of marriage is not just the separation of two people; it is the dismantling of a shared history. Margaret learned that independence does not automatically bring fulfillment, and that familiarity, while imperfect, carries a depth that cannot be replaced quickly—or sometimes at all.
She reached out to Thomas, not to undo the past, but to acknowledge it. Their conversations were careful, honest in ways they had not been before. Whether or not reconciliation was possible was uncertain, but understanding finally was.
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