Regarding the brevity of my separation, I won't let that stop me from trying to help our friends here. If they think that disqualifies me from commenting...they are free to discard the advice.
I didn't mean to imply that at all. I just meant that it is difficult to imagine what a long-term stand feels like if you haven't done it. I had no idea myself what it would be like.
However, I should add that I did NOT have a good marriage, and I do not think my H is actually in MLC. I think he did have some sort of crisis that brought things to a head, but he has some serious character flaws and psychological issues that are unrelated to MLC.
If it were not for those issues, it is very possible that I would have remained standing. For myself, I know that my D11 will not forget that I did stand. My S5 never had a clue what was going on, so I guess that's a moot point.
I think you provide good support for people here, so please do not take my comment as a request to stop posting.
~Nicola
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