NOPE. I disagree. I was married, we were together 6 years. The first year was a dream. Romance, affection, intimacy, closeness, lots of sex and laughter. I was completely attracted and infatuated with him, couldn’t imagine my life without him.

A relationship will not survive without trust, communication and mutual conflict resolution. When you get taken for granted, used, lied to and cheated on, it makes you never want to fall in love again. It hurts when you put your all into a relationship and your efforts aren’t matched. When you meet someone you think you’re going to spend the rest of your life with and it doesn’t work out, it’s beyond disappointing. When things weren’t working out between us and we were living in the same house, I was miserable, wasn’t sleeping, depressed, overweight because I was using food as comfort and felt like I was dying inside. I felt like an animal with my foot caught in a trap and I would’ve chewed my own foot off to get out of the trap.

Divorcing him and moving on with my life was the best decision I’ve ever made. I moved into my own place after the divorce and have lived alone for years. I’d much rather be alone and at peace than being with someone who makes me miserable.