Separated, new baby, but still hopeful

[newmama]

Thanks again for the encouragement,P. People do give up on marriage rather quickly don't they? I think that being a child of divorce has made me feel more determined to keep this marriage.

My friends would just have to accept the R eventually. Like I said before, they can't just erase all of WH's good qualities because of this (not to minimize the destruction but I mean when/if we R, those good qualities will resurface)

I just think about old married couples in their 70s and what kind of history they may have had in their 50 years of marriage. Haven't you heard stories where they have overcome great obstacles that would cause people to get divorced in today's society?

I have a fantasy of imagining 40 years from now, telling this story to our teenage grandkids as a kind of lesson. And like someone said, what is 1-2 years in a span of 45 years with someone? (A WHOLE LOT EASIER TO SAY THAT THAN TO LIVE IT, THOUGH!!)