Sorry, wasn't finished my other post......
I think it is important to model to children what a healthy relationship looks like. Our children never saw any physical affection between us.

I also used to think to myself "can I really spend the rest of my life feeling like this?" and the answer was always no. Life is too short and precious to not be happy and children deserve the best of their parents, even if that means they separate. I never want my children to feel obligated to stay in a relationship that doesn't feel right and one in which they are not happy.