He won’t marry me so I’m not going to stay. Once our children are grown, I’ll leave him. I don’t care that I will be old and alone. It’s more dignified to let people assume we’re divorced than to stay with a man who never married me into old age. He was my best option for raising healthy, happy children. I love having a family. I’m very grateful he’s supported us and I love him. But I won’t be sticking around to care for him in old age. Perhaps marriage is just too risky for men. He made his choice. This is mine. Also, because of this, I find myself putting less effort into our relationship. I wanted a forever relationship and to be a happy old couple. I’m more loyal than I should be. But this is my line in the sand. It’s too late now. Even if he proposed to me today I would turn him down. He had plenty of opportunity and squandered it all.
