I don't know if I agree with that. There were times, early on, where I wish I had stayed. But I think if I had, SG would have left. I would have been stuck in a house with a lot of memories, and I would have eventually left anyway.
For me, personally, I try to look at things now. SG and I are on speaking terms, and I think that is good. I don't know that we will ever try again, but I like how my life is now. I am in a good place.
Perhaps you should try looking at what you would have had to deal with. I have a friend who did stay, and it really did not help, except that he had do deal with it on a day to day basis. He had to watch is W decompensate to the point where I think in the long run, it may have hurt him more. But I cannot speak for him either.
Each situation comes with its own set of problems. By staying, you may have just prolonging the inevitable. Pride is a strong thing, and once these people make up their minds, it is hard to come back from that. Some do, don't get me wrong. But somehow, I think if they have the opportunity to see what they are missing, they may be more apt to give it a second thought, maybe a second chance, than if they are still confronted with the person they believe has caused them misery, whether it is warranted or not.
If that person is gone, they have to face the fact that the person who caused the misery is themselves.
Im still standin better than I ever did looking like a true survivor feeling like a little kid Im still standin after all this time and Im picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind..