Thank you AKJ. Unfortunately there are many reasons for relationship breakdowns, I stayed in my first marriage thinking I was doing the right thing for my kids. Boy, was I wrong. Ultimately the children suffered because I stayed. It would have been better if I left while they were young.
I blame myself for the problems that they have had as adults with their own relationship breakdowns. I was not a good role model. Can't change any of it now, and have learnt to stop beating myself up for it either.
Sometimes you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.
Married the second one as he was the total opposite. No violent, but passive agressive and uncaring, well it's all in the past now. It's very hard to make good choices if you haven't had a normal background or been taught boundaries.