[anonymous]

Finally after two and a half years we sit down with a marriage counselor and I was not surprised in some ways at the outcome of the meeting. I was surprised at how I'd over-estimated my partner's ability for self-reflection.

Imagine defending your doctoral thesis on etymology to a person who doesn't even know the alphabet.

This is looking like it may be a long process. But the good news is things are very amicable and cordial, which is what I had hoped for.