There comes a point in a woman’s life where she stops excusing inconsistency and starts asking a harder question: Is this relationship still giving back what it takes?
I was made to feel guilty for leaving two marriages. Both of which drained me emotionally, mentally and physically. I realize now that I was protecting myself. And my future. I’ve been on my own for 25 years and recently broke off a five year relationship that was very much like my marriages. A narcissist who cannot be there to help, support or even be there in good times or bad. It was past time to get out and away. Took me a long time to decide to end it. It was a long time between the divorce and this relationship and I was lonely for a companion. No longer. I’m free to be who I am and I have found my peace again. Enjoying my life as I can and being present for me and my child without the anxiety and stress of that relationship is the best feeling.
I was made to feel guilty for leaving two marriages. Both of which drained me emotionally, mentally and physically. I realize now that I was protecting myself. And my future. I’ve been on my own for 25 years and recently broke off a five year relationship that was very much like my marriages. A narcissist who cannot be there to help, support or even be there in good times or bad. It was past time to get out and away. Took me a long time to decide to end it. It was a long time between the divorce and this relationship and I was lonely for a companion. No longer. I’m free to be who I am and I have found my peace again. Enjoying my life as I can and being present for me and my child without the anxiety and stress of that relationship is the best feeling.