It's ironic because my first wife left me because I wanted to keep putting off starting a family until I established my business. But I never felt the need to start a family with her, even after my business was established. I really don't blame her for leaving for this reason.
Then I met my current wife and fell head over heals for her. I knew she had young kids, and I was surprised to find that I fell in love with them as well. There was no drama with this girls, even though their father basically abandoned them. Even now that they are adults, my wife and I never went through those rough teenage years you hear so many others go through. They're not perfect, don't get me wrong. But we don't fight or yell at one another. I feel very fortunate to have them in my life. It was like they filled an empty space in my heart.