Here's a question - does 'pride' factor into an MLCer not returning to their spouse even if they think they might be making a mistake by divorcing?
I would say in a lot of cases, yes, very much it has a role. My slowly clarifying mlc'er has said as much. And as a guy, I KNOW for the old me, oh hell yes. Big time.
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm