So you (husbands of MLC wives) really are holding something precious that no one else has; you're holding the real truth about your lives together. You're the only one that's going to understand her when she comes back. You're all that's going to be familiar and if you're not there...
I came across AmyC's thread a while ago and I copied this in my note book. On low days (which still occur 3 to 4 times a week) I read it to remind myself why I'm standing for my marriage.
That was my favorite point in that post too. Very inspirational, and definitely encourages me to continue on. Still, I don't intend to take it to my grave, you know what I mean?
M: A really long time. Crisis: 5 years. She's still worth it.
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl