I've been married for 13 years and had initiated divorce at the start of the year. My wife is fairly rich and nice hearted. We have a 9 yr old girl.
We shared very different value system with her having almost no value for education, self-reliance, doing work (like a job, etc). She measured everything including b'day gifts on their cost. (e.g. cannot appreciate a cheap but classic book)
I am hardworking, well educated from premier institutes and okish in career and income ~ 60L p.a.
Our 13 yrs of marriage, was filled with emptiness as I couldn't related to her intellectually or emotionally which led to regularly insults and almost zero sex. She loved me in heart but we could never match enough for me to get involved.
I decided to initiate the divorce to avoid the perpetual energy drain that, I think, prevented me to live a life to excel in.
Hoping to get tips for myself and my kid from anyone who can suggest.
You're getting what you wanted and should be 'excelling'. If it doesn't feel like that... maybe there were problems on both sides you have yet to come to terms with, and although divorce is a quick fix for the symptoms, it has not addressed the causes. Moving forward means accepting the reality about those painful issues.