Wulfgar said:MM, please understand i am not passing judgement on you or anyone, u did what u felt was the ONLY thing you could do in the current position, and I understand that but i do have some thoughts on the topic. This is kinda more geared toward pople in general and thier methods of handling stressful situations.
U know as well as I do there are ALWAYS other options. And there are no accidents in this world. To say that someone "made" you feel a certain way and "drove" you into bed with an other man shows a lack of self-determinism. I beleive instead of denoting blame on others we should ourselves take responsibility and teach others to be more responsible for thier actions.
Self-Determined people think and act rationally in ANY given situation. Those that let thier lives be determined by outside sources(such as the beleifes and views of other people, religions, societies, groups etc..) tend to act with reaction to situations. It truly is a grave disservice to everyone
I sincerly hope that as the planet becomes more and more enlightened we start seeing more Self and Co-Determined people and less reactionary Other-Determined individuals.
Oh no, Wulf, seriously, I really try to make it clear that what I did: a) Wasn't the BEST solution at the time; b) I wouldn't do it NOW and; c) I own it, if I gave the impression I didn't own it I'm sorry.
You have to understand, I was in my late 20s, quite naive, and I honestly wasn't thinking straight (if I ever had). Were there other options? Probably, but could I see them?? No, so as far as I was concerned, I was trapped, deeply depressed and virtually hopeless. When you say that I my saying he "drove me" to certain actions shows a lack of self-determination ... well, honestly that's a very good descriptoin of me at that time. I was the daughter of an abusive man, and I had married an emotional manipulator/abuser at a very young age (18). I can say comfortably that I completely lacked self determination. Abused children perceive the world differently, and when you're an abused woman who marries another type of abuser ... frankly I had no concept of what "NORMAL" is, if that makes sense.
Today I wouldn't take the shit that my ex handed me, but it was my experiences in struggling to achieve self-actualization and get out of that mistake of a marriage that gave me the confidence to realize that I don't have to let any other person dictate my life or happiness to me.
Was it wrong, of course. Do I regret it? On ONE level, sure, but on another level I learned I was my own master, if that makes sense.
And Wulf I realize we're not debating or anything, I'm just telling you what I lived, that's all (I'm sort of on a journey of self these days, too). The only other person on this planet whose opinion of me that matters is the man I'm married to, and he knew every skeleton in my closet and piece of dirty laundry long before we ever even kissed. He's the only person I've ever had in my life that's ever looked at me and never judged me and found me lacking.