Hey 180, I understand how that email was like a 2x4, but not the kind we give on here. These hurt, but are swung with love! But those kind..... ugh. We all feel your pain. However, I'd agree with all the wise ones who've already posted- this one email doesn't #1-define you, it's about her choices and #2-necessarily mean it's over forever. For right now, yes, I think she's clear on that. And for you to heal, you are going to have to lean in to the pain of it and keep moving. But you are GOING to be OK. One step at a time. Taking the ring off is a personal choice. I've taken mine off, packed them up, along with all his photos, etc., only to unpack it all a week later. Our feelings change just like theirs do. Whatever feels right to you today, do it. Put it in a drawer. And if you want to put it back on later, that's OK. This journey is about you being OK. The ring is just a symbol anyway. Hang in there. You've got this.
M-60 H-51 M-14 years BD 12/26/16 S 1/1/17
"First the pain, then the rising." Glennon Doyle Melton
