Reed asked herself if she wanted to spend her remaining years in an unhappy marriage (viaCloser Weekly).

Deciding she did not, she got a divorce.

“Getting divorced was terrible,” she admitted.

Donna Reed and Tony Owen hugging

“But it was also terrible being married.”

She cited clashing personalities as part of the reason their nuptials didn’t work out.

He noted: “Mom was not an actress at home.

Donna Reed and Tony Owen with their children

She was concerned for the welfare of her kids.”

Her kids were always her top priority.