After 15 years together I'm on my own

It was magical for a few years and then it wasn't. And then it was aweful. We bounced back a bit and I was hopeful for a few years, but this last year was too much. We couldn't move past the things that happened. Even though we both knew the end was coming it's still so gutting. I hate the grief that comes from saying goodbye even though I KNOW this is for the best for both of us. Today makes 2 weeks without him. I've only embarrassed myself with a few text messages but mostly kept to myself for sanity sake.

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MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

It's difficult to stay happy with a person for long, but I think the problem for most people is that they conceive in their mind that their relationship has an end, like "if he does this I will end it" or "if this continues I will have to leave", it makes it almost unavoidable that the relationship will head to an end, because after imagining it for 15 years it'd be weird if it did not happen right?

I wonder if you just think back on your biological family, what causes you to not leave them forever, and what makes you able to forgive them for when they unavoidable made you hate them? (I know some people even leave their family, but most dont)