Dear CB:

It is a good thing that you have a good job and if I understand correctly, you are not concerned with suffering financially/ not having a home because of him leaving you.

This man you were with for almost three decades doesn’t want to be with you anymore. He made that very clear.

It will take time to adjust to this reality.

When I used to think of my youth being gone, mostly in emotional pain and distress, alone and lonely, I used to feel great regret for not fully living life, for not achieving what others achieved. Now, having learned all that I learned about life and having seen and adjusted to reality, I no longer feel regret when I look back. Instead I am able to focus on the here-and-now, on the life I have left, the life that is still here to be lived.

I hope you do the same. Do feel free to post here anytime.

anita