We all have the same fears. None of us want to think of being all alone and starting over. I started dating my H when I was 19 also, with a few breaks here and there. We married when I was 23. So we have been together more than half of our lives. It is just so amazing how they can walk away from that many years and not to mention our children. Like Cadesmom said there is definitely a part of us who want to tell them to get lost because of the cheating and hurt they have caused us. But this little thing called love and committment get in the way! We definitely have to put it in God's hands, that is my daily prayer.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon