I married young and was eventually miserable. For years. But the thought of leaving was too much, I thought it would be too awful. So I stuck around and suffered for years. Then finally, I was ready to leave. And it WAS too awful. Every bit as bad as I feared and somehow worse. But you know what? It didn't last forever. It gradually improved and in the 22 years (holy cow 22 years?????) since, life is fabulous. Had I stayed, I could have avoided that awful, awful place that was worse than my marriage. Had I stayed, I would still be in that miserable place, probably a worse place. Had I stayed, I would have missed out on the wonderful life I've built. It's worth it. Hang in there. It gets better. Staying put never gets better.
The leaving was being lined up and prepped for so long and I said it so often in my head that I deep down believed I would some day. Now on the other side and thriving is absolutely the most liberating thing I’ve ever experienced aside from moving to a completely different state straight out of college just because I wanted a job. Only this time I’m wiser, smarter, know my worth, don’t take any crap and have two children cheering me on!
I married young and was eventually miserable. For years. But the thought of leaving was too much, I thought it would be too awful. So I stuck around and suffered for years. Then finally, I was ready to leave. And it WAS too awful. Every bit as bad as I feared and somehow worse. But you know what? It didn't last forever. It gradually improved and in the 22 years (holy cow 22 years?????) since, life is fabulous. Had I stayed, I could have avoided that awful, awful place that was worse than my marriage. Had I stayed, I would still be in that miserable place, probably a worse place. Had I stayed, I would have missed out on the wonderful life I've built. It's worth it. Hang in there. It gets better. Staying put never gets better.
The leaving was being lined up and prepped for so long and I said it so often in my head that I deep down believed I would some day. Now on the other side and thriving is absolutely the most liberating thing I’ve ever experienced aside from moving to a completely different state straight out of college just because I wanted a job. Only this time I’m wiser, smarter, know my worth, don’t take any crap and have two children cheering me on!