I'm sorry yesteday was rough for you. Hang in there, my friend. I'm keeping tabs on you and I hope today was better.
I agree that we may not save our marriages, but how can we live with ourselves if we don't try everything at our disposal?
I put the Churchill quote up behind my desk so I can see it every day. It works very well in a history classroom.
Unfortunately, I think we all have to be willing to go through Hell to save our marriages. Conventional wisdom in society is telling us to run right now because things are too tough, too painful, and too bleak. The world wants to know why we are still trying?
If we give up and give in like the mainstream wants us to do, we lose. We lose ourselves, our dignity, our hope, our dreams. We've given up instead of fighting to the end, even if that end isn't what we want.
I've always told people that if I was attacked I'd fight rather than just lay down and be killed. I may go down, but I'd go down swinging.
That is what we are doing and yes, you can do it, SPM! You are strong. You are worthy of this effort. You can prevail and you will not compromise in doing this.
Keep fighting. Keep going. Keep DBing. You will always have support from all of us here in the community.