That's my girl, Z! You used to comment on how at peace I seemed...and I think this is why. I too came to the realisation that my H was coming from a place of unmet needs where he know longer felt he wanted to be faced with that. I very much doubt he wanted to see things go this way either. That's where I find my compassion from.
The abuse side of things makes your sitch quite different to mine; I can't imagine how difficult that would be to recover from. On the other hand I wonder if you can move to a place of forgiveness, while not feeling like you need to be subjected to it again? Most important I think is that you don't end up projecting the view that all men are pigs. You said something to that effect on my thread (in relation to "plane-gate") and I think that is something you might want to try to keep in check moving forward.
Hugs, Z.
H 37 Me 36 Together 15 years Married 5 years No kids BD Apr 2014 H moved out 2 Jun 2014