I'm a little down this morning. During the drive to work, this thought popped into my head....Being married to me was so bad that my W was willing to cash in 1/2 of her retirement, move into a small 2 bedroom apartment, & only see her son 1/2 the time...just so she could get out. Now that's bad. I hate it when my mind wanders like that. Blaming myself...BAD. Feeling sorry for myself...BAD. Ugh.
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Don't to there. This (running away quickly, "trading down") is very typical of affairs, and it's mostly the brain chemicals talking. That's not to say BSs don't contribute to the dysfunction in a marriage -- they/we do -- but the total irrationality of the FLEEING can be attributed greatly to the chemical rush.