Believer, thanks for the kind words. Makes a big difference in my recovery to hear encouraging words.
To many of the other commenters here, I think you think you’ve got it figured out. I don’t think that there is any one answer, since we’re talking about the pairing of two people in the relationship, each having wildly variable characteristics. The experience I conveyed may not be unique, but it’s not all that standard either.
That being said, I enjoyed reading most of them because any one of this situations I’m likely to find myself on one end or the other if I’m not careful.





