Painter, you have tried and have forgiven what most could not find it in their heart to forgive.
Your emotional well-being is number one. I am sure this was a very hard decision to come to and it was one you did not take lightly at all.
You may be the WAS right now, but it does not put you in your H's category.
Zeus, the covenant of marriage is so much more than staying married no matter what. I bet if you ask Painter, it's not so much that her needs aren't getting met. It's the unwillingness of her partner to even TRY to compromise and work as a partnership, which a marriage is, to meet those needs.
Painter, I'm sorry it ended this way for you. But you fought the good fight and are now taking care of your own emotional well-being by getting off that roller coaster. That's a very brave thing to do.
