Dear Seattle
MAN do I fell your pain!
I got a job out of town, and left my mate at that time. Had I still lived with him, I doubt I could have done it.
We have been separated 3 years, and it is still a struggle sometimes to avoid the doldrums. Any kind of recovery is made in steps. I feel like I have taken a few of them. It is only now that I can see how profoundly codependent I am.
I am glad you reached out to us.