Yes, it would be different. She left because of her past, not because of me. She’s done an incredible job in fighting her demons, and she’s still doing it with now a lot more confidence in herself and with a lot more stability in her head and her emotions. She’s still got work to do, but she’s not a quitter and will see it through. And problems and expectations have all been layed out in our last meetings and communications, I know she’s reflecting on the right things and that it is a serious matter for her.
We’ve gone through a lot in the past 11 years - our relationship has always been one of progress - and the past year has been a real game changer. She left 2 years ago when fighting her demons clouded everything else and stirred her on a path that made her believe she can’t love, that she had to free me and free herself, and that she can’t be genuinely loved because she’s not worth it. Her past came back harder than she thought when starting therapy to fight those specific traumas. It was a difficult ride for a few years, and it got more complicated and she projected without realising it and she let her fears take over. Things got to a point it was getting toxic, which is very very very far from who we truly are.
If she hasn’t come back yet, it is because she knows the implications of coming back and respects and loves me enough to not come back until she’s ready to fully commit again. She’s getting ready for it, and she is one of the most pure and genuine person I know. She will come back with a heart ready to take on the whole damn world. I have never doubted her - she doubted herself. She never wanted to hurt me - but it was life or death for her at the time, she was overwhelmed by her whole life, and running away from love felt like the only solution to her, like shutting herself off so she can survive her demons. But she has learned her lessons, and I know her - she will not make the same mistakes again.
I’ve been constant through separation, and I always stood by my vows. I married her with her demons, I would never run away because of them. I’ll always stand by her side against all odds, even if it means through separation. We’ve always been an incredible team and I believe in us more than anything in this world. Separation was only a necessary detour to tackle the parts we needed to tackle by ourselves - and she needed to learn how to stand strong by herself without me being strong for both on many occasions. My soul also needed this time alone to find some parts of me I had lost sight of in all of this, and to grow into an even more authentic version of me and clear some of my own shadows.
In a heartbeat, yes. There’s no part of our story that scares me off of it - and I know we can only progress towards an ever better and healthier relationship, because that’s how we’ve always been from day 1 and we’ll always strive to be.
“Me, You, Us” sum our vows up. And I want nothing else.