Dropping the Rope

[littleGTO]

Oh, AS!
I cried when I read your post to me...for giving me the conviction of my decision.

Not quitting has always been a big deal for me-- I want to go forward knowing I gave my M every chance that I could have, as I know you have done also.

I do love my H, but my feelings have changed too. He is not the same man I married.

longrun-- I am confident, even in my sadness, of my decision to move forward. Life is too short to waste and although I don't think for a second any of us here are wasting life by standing for our marriages, I think each of us has to determine at what point we are ready to move forward on the path we are already on.

I am scared of the road ahead, but hey, there could be really really great things ahead and I'd never know if I didn't start moving toward them. And the scary possibilities, well, I have faced so much that I can't even imagine (other than losing a child) anything scarier/worse than I've already endured.

I hope I can forgive and heal. I so want that.

AS, maybe we'll meet someday down the road...I admire you for all the help you've given to everyone here and your own journey parallels mine in many ways. And, hey, I'm all for a man who has taken the journey of personal growth & has gotten ripped in the process!!!