And one for thing, I APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU here.
If I hadn't found this board I'd have pulled the trigger on my M some time ago. I have come to understand my wife better from reading the ladies' posts. In each and every thread there is a gold nugget.
I've increased my knowledge about patience, understanding, empathy, sympathy and level-headedness. Through the hardball players (you know who you are) I've reconnected with my original self and been reminded that masculine traits are totally OK.
The most important thing I have learned throughout this ordeal is to KNOW yourself. Constant self-analysis and introspection is of paramount importance. Identify the mistakes in your own behavior and correct them. They will help you live a more fulfilled life in the future. This is along the biblical lines of
Physician heal thyself and
First remove the plank from your own eye before removing the splinter in your brother's
So, thanks to every single person who has shared their story and thanks to all the others who selflessly help others with their insights.
