I've thought of this myself. I know that divorce can be very hard, but my friend with a special needs child gets regular respite when her ex has their boys. My husband and I don't get much respite from caring for our son. And that being said, I don't want to be divorced. But I would like to have more me time sometimes, and I like to have more us time. A two-parent nuclear family is pretty isolating and I'm glad to hear more people starting to talk about that and how it's also a pretty recent thing.

Good essay. Lots of food for thought.