After spending a couple of days apart and not communicating during that time, me and my partner regrouped and had an extremely long talk about why this was happening. Eventually we both realized that we don't not want to be in each other's lives but also really crave independence and the ability to maneuver life by our own terms at times. It actually ended up being an incredibly healthy and positive experience. By the end of it we agreed to continue trying the relationship and not drop 14 years down the drain. So we're going to actively try to redirect our relationship to engage in openness with the freedom to experiment around without judgment while still remaining committed to each other.
I dont know. It's a complete total 180 of where this situation was at a few days ago, but I'm feeling very relieved and I guess excited about it now. I don't know if having an open relationship will work or not, and I guess we will see, but I really hope it does. What an incredible weird and confusing year this is.
Really feeling for you @
eskimo. That fucking blows so hard, man. I'm really sorry that happened.