Analogy that helped me. Marriage is like two trees growing side by side, independent of each other but their branches are intertwined. They sway with the wind together and go thru the seasons together. One tree might lose a limb or get struck by lightning. One tree is not dependent on the other. They each are capable of standing on their own.
M22,H45,W45 S21/18D12 Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties and at the same time confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.
