Me too. I stayed because I was raised to believe marriage was forever and you don't quit.

I stayed until something very hurtful happened that wouldn't have if I had walked away when I should have.

Still, I'm oddly incredibly grateful for that incident as much as it hurt because it got me out of that mindset I was locked into. And I did the work.

I'm not nice anymore either, if I ever truly was.

Thanks for reading and commenting btw. That was a good add in to the discussion.