Someone with less baggage

Originally Posted by mrnoodle

Chin up, man. You'll pull through -- maybe with her, maybe without. There's still a huge maturity difference between 23 and 42, and it's rearing its ugly head here. Your kids better always come first, or you'll regret it later. If and when she grows up enough to realize that you have responsibilities that are independent of her agenda, she'll come around.

You really think so?
As a teacher, actor and director you get to know how people work... especially as a director and actor in theatre.
I have known a lot of 20 year-olds that don't play games and a lot of 45 year-olds that can play them better than 12 year-olds.
Baggage can accumulate and/or be gotten rid-of at will. Age has something to do with it, but not nearly as much as whom they decide they want to be.