Oh, Maybell - I'm sorry that I'm not in the best headspace for offering advice right now, but I'm sending hugs your way.

For now, I'll just say that I think you're asking really important questions about what is acceptable to you and how you want to live your life.

I also understand the feeling of going against your own interest and then winding up in this position anyway - it's deeply frustrating and demoralizing. I think you should keep focusing on these things so you have as clear a sense of what's acceptable to you as you possibly can. From there, you'll be in a much stronger position to get what you need if you reconcile, but you'll also just generally have a stronger sense of who you are moving forward in general.


M - 34
H - 36
Together 10 years
Married 4 years
BD - March, 2014