More than one relationship book I've read has suggested that if you really want to be happy in marriage, you have to adopt a policy of "radical honesty", for both of your benefits. Your comments above are validating that prescription.
Married 18, Together 20, Now Divorced M: 48, W: 50, D: 18, S: 16, D: 12 Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 7/13/11 Start Reconcile: 8/15/11 Bomb Dropped (EA, D): 5/1/2014 (Divorced) In a New Relationship: 3/2015