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Does it take more strength to stay? Or more strength to recognize/accept your own inabilities and take steps to fix them?

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Purg, this is a great question, the kind that I think can help you and each of us with what role we allow our WAS to play in creating happiness in our own lives moving forward. None of us LBS want our Ms to fail but none of us want to be in a loveless, dysfunctional M either. My guess is that is why MWD says that ultimately all your changes have to be for you. (Credit to Sandi for reminding me of that.) Best of luck.