Here I am....real life and all.

[Rob1231]

Is it bad that I now think that ending my marriage (while it still wasn't ever what I wanted or wished for) might actually have been a somewhat good thing for me? I feel so much more like myself now than I have felt in the past 7 years. Being with my now ex husband was a lot like caring for a small child. I am not free from that burdon.

Sara, All of us can only play the hands that we are dealt. Sure, it wasn't what you wished for - but you are doing a great job of taking what lessons you can from it, and moving on to better things. Hang in there and keep smiling!