For those that filed for divorce how did you do it?

I’m in California, I want to file a no context to get it over and done with the cheapest way possible.
I’m a stay at home mom with 2 little ones. I’m trying to map out and plan this out. This is definitely a financial strain but want to get some advice on how to do this as smart as possible.

You know when you get that moment that you’re just done?
I’ve cried to be taken to dates, nope.
I’ve asked questions of like what would you like to do or travel with and met with I just don’t think of that stuff.
I’ve been told I’m not their person and God made a mistake.
I just can’t handle it anymore.
I fantasize about a love and one that will find me.
I just prayed that I could’ve save my kids from having a broken family. He came from one too but he’s just so set in making this marriage fail than using that same energy to fix it.
I don’t have room to voice my pain because he rolls his eyes and says it’s a waste of time and never wants to have hard conversations.
This marriage feels over, it’s been over. Trying to connect with someone that blames me for their lack of accountability if just beyond frustrating.
Just sucks I can’t mention being disappointed hurt or the things he does that bother me because it’s like nope shut up here we go again.
I had a miscarriage earlier this year and it wasn’t met with we lost our twins.
More like I lost them. I wanted them and he was relieved that they passed. I lose sleep crying for them and he doesn’t seem to be affected and when I tried to mention that I did have some post partum depression of the twins he’s like oh okay sure the miscarriage that happened 3 months ago get over it. Only now I’m just catching myself venting but yeah you ladies get the point. Being called a man because I don’t have room to be feminine in a survival mode hurts. I’m ready to heal and find a way to not let this touch my kids as less as possible.

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I’m in California too and have dealt with some of the same things you describe in this post. I know your pain. Honestly I don’t have divorce advice because when I married my husband I made a covenant with God to do and be all the things I needed to be and sometimes that means being obedient to God even when you feel unfulfilled. Trust me I was where you are. I literally pored all of my energy into fasting and praying constantly. I cried out to God asking why would he put me in this situation and begging for a clear sign of what to do. Through it all I had to trust God’s timing for my marriage and what he was going to do in both of us. Today I am more in love with my husband than I was when I said I do. God has changed him and soften his heart to have these hard conversations with me. He has accepted his brokenness and trauma from childhood. In the past he fought me on this subject. We both have done therapy individually first and as a married couple. I’m def praying 4 u n the fam!

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