I cannot let my self-esteem keep taking the beating that it has been. Since then, I think my life is moving forward again. Maybe all I really needed to do was learn to stop focusing on the past wrongs, hurts, and focus on the present. We also needed to do major work on communication. I also think Tony is now finally letting go of his family and willing to be in this relationship full time.
Survival stories are always good to hear.
Keep focusing on the positive. I ussually post in GM but it just seemed everyone was having a hard time. I wanted to be positive. Hope things are going well for you. I wish it could have been better for you.