Divorce has been the most gratifying thing I've ever done

All these topics about the ex got me thinking while I was dropping a deuce.
I got divorced a little under 3 years ago from someone I was with 14 years. Started dating in HS and stayed on all through college. We were together for 7 years then got married. The last 4 to 5 years were freaking miserable.
We had both changed as we grew, but we changed in different directions. There was no compatibility.

She lost all drive and motivation. She became extremely lazy and put no effort into anything. The house was a complete mess and it drove me insane. I'd clean up after her and she'd just mess it up again. I knew the end was coming, we both did, and neither of us really cared. I tried holding on and kept putting effort in for the sake of our child, she just took naps all day.

In this time frame I made a serious effort to try and help her snap out of it, not for me but for herself. Her self esteem was gone. I tried telling her that she'd never be happy if she didn't fix what she was doing.

Anyway, here we are today, gone about our separate lives. I'm 2 years into a relationship with the most amazing woman I've ever met. We are 100% compatible and I'm now on the hunt for the right ring. No way I'm letting this woman slip away.

As for my ex, still in the same rut and alone. I've had numerous discussions with her about it. She's come to me several time asking for advice because she's not happy and she wants to be with someone that she can be happy with. I told her flat out that she has to stop being lazy and change her ways.

Damn, that turned into a wall of text fast. Divorce was the best thing I've ever done for myself, even if I hadn't met the woman I'm with now. I felt the same way during the time frame I was single. Just wish I hadn't wasted so much time on my ex and put so much effort into something I knew wasn't going to work anyway.