Divorce is a sacred institution...

[Emproph]

Lewis Black on the Daily Show. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oODEwW3H0fQ)

[BruceChris]

"but I'm not ready for an institution" -- Mae West.

[marutidas]

How about instead of "til death do we part" we say "as long as love last". People fall in and out of all the time why is it they get to such a part where the mere mention of their ex's name is like snake venom, instead of just letting go?

[Vanessa White]

This way of thinking makes sense to me. In the current relationship of mine of ten years, which I chose to end, I feel self-absorbed at times in having left it. But, it is not for lack of any love. I believe it is the lack of love that keeps two persons wanting to be more than just friends, just people with similar interests who are raising a child and taking care of a home. To me, when the deeper connection and communication seems to be lost, or at least, not given its due anymore, it is time to say goodbye. I want forever, and I do think it may exist, but maybe not until we meet the person with whom we are on a similar developmental level to where we are, so that the old "stuff" and "baggage" can be kept in its proper place. I want love in its purest form, for however long that is for. I will feel blessed.