Remember, most of the people close to you do not want to see you suffering. This is why it is usually best not to tell people close to you about your sitch. They will have one priority: to get you through your pain as fast as possible. They love you, and care about you and do not want to see you suffer. So their advice will be what they view is the quickest, easiest path to that eventuality. Almost all the time they will encourage you to walk away. So take that advice understanding that their number one goal is to help you stop hurting, and fast.
You are correct, this is not easy. But nothing worthwhile ever is. If you do all of this hard work and end up healthy and happy, it will be worth it all. If it has the side-effect of saving your marriage, even better.
Thanks for the update, paco. I wondered how you were doing.
M(53), W(54),D(19) M-23, T-25 Bomb Drop - Dec.23, 2017 Ring and Piecing since March 2018