This is powerful stuff, Kelly! I could have written parts of the same script. So many things you said about your situation resonate with me. I wasn’t happy with mediocrity and living in status quo. Yes, I did that for almost 10 years but I needed to be ready to make the change. It’s been two years now and I’ve invested a good deal of that time in processing and self-healing. I am now open to allowing someone into my life. The online dating is another story these days, but I’m not desperate. It will happen if it’s meant to happen. Thanks for sharing your story as it gives me hope that life will continue to be better than what it was feeling stuck in a bad marriage.