I need to watch that Ted talk! I've come to the realization that your partner should not make you happy. I think my H thinks I'm the cause of his unhappiness. But he's responsible for his own happiness as am I for mine. Our partners should enhance or add to our own happiness. In other words, I agree that they should challenge us to be better, happier people.
It sounds like you are trying to determine if your partner enhanced your happiness or made you a better person. And I'm doing that today too! I'm hoping that will help me on my journey to be the best me I can be.
Last week, my IC said that I was sad because I'd like to go back to the way things were 8 months ago. And I said absolutely not. I'm a different person now. I've improved so much already. So I'm in 100% agreement, Sparks, unless our partners also change to help get us on that same track again, it isn't worth going backwards.
It's so interesting how we all have such similar paths as an LBS and the WAS has a script!
M 44 H 46 M 20yrs T 25 yrs S15 S12
ILYBINILWY 7/18/15 Move to MBR 9/8/15 Physical Separation 10/10/15 Suspect A 8/2015 Confirm A 12/27/15 D filed by H 2/2/16