yes, my truth, it is so hard, I remember thinking I could not bear it if my whole life ended up being about him.
so glad I got away from him, can't say it wasn't a nightmare going through the divorce process because it was but eventually it was over.
The other aspect to long term marriages that matters, I think, is that it is an ongoing process emotionally for the gay in denial man too. Eventually it wasn't just how I was feeling that mattered, it was how he was feeling - his resentment towards me was palpable. My cat would not stay in the room with him any more, I followed her out the door!