I believe I've said it before that NEITHER of us was happy with our marriage. The difference that reveals the character and integrity is that at no point did I want to quit.
I just needed to learn what to do about it rather than continually talk about the same things. As MWD says, only action can 'change the dance'
The great irony here is that if we can magically put this back togetherm I owe HER the gratitude because she was the first one to act (bring up the D bomb). However her second act needs a serious re-write.