Rob, losing my wife/best friend to her cocaine addiction was the worst, but also the best thing to ever happen to me.
If you truly cared about her, the pain doesn't go away very fast; But, it does go away in time. I'm so happy to no longer be concerned being a loner.
When she left, I rented out the 2 upstairs bedrooms in this 2 year old house she HAD TO HAVE!! to 2 - 21 y.o. old girls, and those girls pretty much paid my mortgage until times were better.
I thought things would never get better, and they have their up and downs, but overall I just have 1 person to worry about now, and my dad and 3 kitty cats
I honestly was able to save more money and acquired more toys once I was single again.
I don't know how Canada laws affect a divorce, hope it's not a disaster...