I know the feeling. Its long been a fantasy of mine to do just that "run away with her and simply start a new life" - even without a partner, if I had the $ I would just do it by myself. I ain't got sht to lose, then again if I had $ I would probably have a significant other, you know the saying - no money no honey. I'm split, part of me wants to live by myself in the middle of nowhere for all eternity, another part of me wants to live happily ever after with a significant other. I think the rational part of me is the one that wants to live by himself for the rest of his life, because he knows from experience that relationships can only be toxic, hurtful, have never been therapeutic and will always end in devastating catastrophe. The irrational optimist part of me wants to believe that he can find somebody to settle down with that won't drive him completely insane. I'm sure that will happen when pigs fly and hell freezes over.