But you have to change for you, the change can't be based on the other person. It can't be a strategy. It has to come from deep in the soul.
I told my H something I have said here. He gave me a great gift when he left because it forced me to really look at me and evaluate my life and who I wanted to be. I knew in his walking away I was losing something really important.
I was a very unhappy person and I didn't want to be that, so I changed.
I am sure we were separated at birth
What a journey, eh?
Told my H pretty much word for word what you told yours.
you also know how I live my life now, and much of it is due to watching your journey, and how I wanted to progress.