I find the statistics to be incredibly depressing nowadays!

There are, of course valid reasons to end marriages : abuse ~ physical and emotional. But a lot of times, it seems as though people just start looking towards others to meet their needs, rather than sharing their thoughts and fears with their significant other.

I've lost a lot of hope and belief in lifelong commitments, since the end of my 14 year marriage. Our marriage was far from perfect, but I did believe in "death til we part". That commitment brought me a big sense of security and hope.

I don't think that I will ever be strong enough to take that leap of faith again.