Can I join your club? The club no one wants to be a member of. I have been married for 24 years, and am about to separate from my husband. My story is nothing like yours, but to be alone and financially insecure at age 52 is very scary. My husband destroyed our finances with his gambling, which is why I am leaving. I admire you for taking the steps to get yourself out of there and on your own, despite the fear.