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Any words of wisdom? How did you know it was time to let go and move on? Were you concerned about your partner at all in your decision making?
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I think the following link will say it best - please read the entire thing. Slowly. Re-read it if you need to. BUT DEFINITELY READ IT.
"Sugar" is Cheryl Strayed. "The Rumpus" is an on-line magazine and Sugar has an advice column that has resonated in my soul with nearly every single entry. Even if I don't connect with the person asking advice, Sugar always says something that sincerely helps me.
So please - READ THE ENTIRE #77 - The Truth that Lives There. The letters are from several people, and Sugar addresses them all in her answer.
http://therumpus.net/2011/06/dear-su...t-lives-there/
EXCERPT:
But there was in me an awful thing, from almost the very beginning: a tiny clear voice that would not, not matter what I did, stop saying go.
Go, even though you love him.
Go, even though he’s kind and faithful and dear to you.
Go, even though he’s your best friend and you’re his.
Go, even though you can’t imagine your life without him.
Go, even though he adores you and your leaving will devastate him.
Go, even though your friends will be disappointed or surprised or pissed off or all three.
Go, even though you once said you would stay.
Go, even though you’re afraid of being alone.
Go, even though you’re sure no one will ever love you as well as he does.
Go, even though there is nowhere to go.
Go, even though you don’t know exactly why you can’t stay.
Go, because you want to.
Because wanting to leave is enough.
Now just imagine what the rest of the column has to offer.