My D just shared with me that her dad told her how much he misses our back-yard and relaxing by the pool....That was a little insight that he would never have shared with me...but told D....so they do miss things.
Mila, My wife has told me she misses.....
Being Mom Being Wife Her Cats Her Patio and porch swing (I built it for specifically for her) Dancing with Me Our friends
At some point they do realize the "life" they had was not all that bad, and that life in general has its ups and downs and is not really dependent on who you are married to.
Sometimes, well statistics tell us most of the time, they realize too late because the LBS has moved on.
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Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.