All those reasons were centered on _me_. On my ego, my pride, my low self esteem. None of those reasons were centered on what _her_ needs were, or on us as a couple. In the end I just enabled her disease, made it easy for her to get deeper into her addiction. The _best_ thing I could have done for her was leave 3 years sooner.

I can't change that past. But I can change my future. Thankfuly, this program of recovery has given me the wisdom to start today.