An Insightful DD Post

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IMO, it's difficult enough to accurately assess the character of someone when you meet them in person. It is only when you get to see them over a period of time at work and eventually in their home that you really know their true character. Even then, it's a difficult proposition.

What lesson do divorces teach?
People who have known each other for ages; who have 'fallen in love'; who had one or several children together; who had taken oaths and vows of fidelity; who had...
Well, in divorce court anything goes...forging accusations of violence -or even child abuse- is just one of the many aces up the lawyer's sleeve...
A report said that a majority of tip offs to tax authorities come from disgruntled lovers/spouses...
So I can't trust Jane I met in 1985, romanced, married and had five children with...and I should trust some online ghost I have never met?
No way.
I only disclosed details 2-3 times of so to women online I had a romantic interest in (after being sure enough they were real)...but that was LOONG ago and I'm not sure I did the right thing...today I'd behave differently.