Leaving

It's not an easy choice to leave your mate and the decision doesn't come fast or easily. There are usually so many extremely important things to consider...children, family, property, finances. The few people I know who made the choice to leave were torn with indecision for years, hoping to make the relationship work and dreading that it wouldn't.

I have nothing but admiration for those who step out on their own after their marriage fails. Their world will never be the same but it just may be a happier one given time.

I see so many happy, contented marriages here in the senior park so they do exist. Those are the ones who weathered the marital storms together and carried on their lives as a bonded couple. I admire them, too, but they had it easy. They had a strong love for each other that held them together.

Love is ephemeral and if it happens to drift away it often is gone for good. Once gone, it is time to make the choice of how you wish to live the rest of your life...to stay or to leave. Not an easy choice no matter which one you choose.