Matt, I thought 25 made some astute observations regarding your posts, and offered you some sound advice. She is not attacking your character, so there should be little reason to defend yourself to the extent you have. That you felt compelled to do so tells me there may be something there for you to look at.
Look, you have to make your situation work for you, in your own way. As long as you are doing that and content about it, you don't have to explain yourself to anyone. We talked about this before. Thank posters for their time, concern, and advice, and move on.
Just like we can't take anything our spouses do or say personally, we need to do the same with everyone else! Either you're good with yourself or...
Keep On, my friend, you're getting there!
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
