Having been through marriage and divorce at a young age I was grateful to experience a few counselling sessions with a very good family therapist. He ensured that we both accepted responsibility for the marriage breakdown. Also explained that it takes two years of living with someone to really get to know them. He questioned what the relationship was based on and that was my cue to exit - lack of commitment on my partners behalf.
Am happy to be with my partner of 16 years - not without its challenges. I have been fortunate to have a very loyal and loving partner. I have learnt many lessons along the way. The bottom line is we all create our own experiences and life is for living. I believe we are each responsible for our own happiness also.
