Corriente Kid

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But online when they type out LA it does get confusing.

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LA = Los Angeles
La = Louisiana

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I dated my ex for over 3 years

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I'm going on 6 years with my current girlfriend and have no issues the whole time.

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its been over 2 decades for me so i don't want to revisit but your story is eerily similar to mine.

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Very similar situation as yours with the exception of putting our children in danger. The first year following our divorce, my ex wife didn't work. I agreed to pay her spousal maintenance for one year; she cashed out my 401 (k), but I kept 100% of my pension. I kept a spreadsheet documenting who had custody every single day for 15 months. The spreadsheet showed that the boys were in my possession 60% of the time even though she was primary custodian. With that documentation, and visual support in the courtroom from about 10 other mothers from the community, I was awarded custody. My ex wife only had her mother and sister behind her during the trial.

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Young men, listen to this guy. My wife saved my life in many ways.

Be picky. Be patient and get it right. It’ll save a lot of pain in the long run. Looking back it’s always been obvious, but young men don’t think with their brains.

ETA: advice goes for young women too

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Another piece of advice to young people: Date your significant other as long as you can before marrying. People have the ability to fool you for awhile, but their true personality traits will shine through if you give them enough time 3+ years minimum if you're not living together.

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She was the problem
Not me and she admitted it after it was too late.

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Exact same situation. My ex wife was a stay at home mom and didn't do shite. I woke the kids up for school, made their lunches, took them to school and picked them up, and did 90% of the cooking. And, she had the nerve to state that she needed a break and went on girl's trips at least twice a year. I finally had enough and got the hell out of there. In three months our divorce was final. Then a year later I took her back to court and was awarded custody of our two boys.

I now have been dating a woman 15 years younger than me who is the coolest woman on Earth. We haven't had a disagreement in 6 years and also she never bitches about a damn thing. We will be getting married two years from now after her son and my oldest graduate. My ex has spiraled downhill even further these last couple of years to the point the boys haven't been to her house in months. And, she only lives 3.5 miles from me.

Not in my case

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I actually passed a field sobriety test once and I was fricking hammered

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Same. I was working on fences all day and had about 17-20 beers. I got pulled over on a dirt road and told him I had 4-5 beers. The one thing that saved me was during the pen test. I quit following the pen at about 45-50 degrees. A Game Warden friend told me that when you are intoxicated you will follow the pen too far and start moving your head. Additionally, you will strain your eyes following the pen too far and your eyeballs will start to shake.

Fiancé is 15 years younger. And, before anyone labels me a pedo, I am 52.

You related to Frank?

Whoa!