First of all 25 is dead on. Listen and it looks like you have.
That is one wise friend you talked to .
And a good list you have made. I made such a list too.
The hardest things is to LIVE it every single day.
You have reached a point where most people say:
"I didn't get what I wanted and she is treating me like a doormat. I will not be disrespected this way!"
I have said many times. You are a doormat if you think you are a doormat. Walking away because you believe you are a doormat doesn't change that. It reinforces it.
Walking away because your W is disrespecting you doesn't change the fact that you feel disrespected. It reinforces it.
Being responsible for yourself. Living your life for what YOU want takes a lot more courage and is the fire in which the steel is forged (nickel J3B and Helen Keller).
It is easy to walk through hell knowing what you seek will be given to you on the other side.
Harder when you are not guaranteed it.
Which man are you? Which man do you aspire to be?
Which man can walk on from this in his life without regrets if his M is not saved?
You must face your biggest fear to achieve your goal here Denver and know that whatever the outcome, there is no other way to get to your goal if you truly understand what it is.
My goal is to some day be the person my dog thinks I am