There are never any guarentees in love or marraige. The old way of staying with someone no matter how bad it gets is no more, women don't have to stay and be abused, men don't have to put up with cheating wives etc etc. All we can do is take the best memories we have and walk away.
Fee
Dozens of Frequently Asked Questions regarding Pathological Narcissism, relationships with abusive narcissists, and the Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
The e-book version of Sam Vaknin's "Malignant Self - Love - Narcissism Revisited". Contains the entire text: essays, frequently asked questions and
appendices regarding pathological narcissism and the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
Cheers,
Dan
Fee
sometimes love just doesn't work out due to circumstances. You've described this pain very well.
Mary
It is like a ringing in the ears one must tune out, but it can be noticed.
John