Love: “My decision was good for us both”

Breakup testimony: “My decision was good for us both”

Louise Enriquez

24 Jun 2014

updated the 26 June 2014 à 13:00

Your relationship is not going well, but neither of you decides to leave. Until the day you finally decide that enough is enough. Read on to find out what Natalie did.

Natalie, 39 years

“Oh! How poorly we live our lives sometimes! We had everything to be happy, right under our noses, and no, we did not get any of it. Everything started to go wrong when we moved in together with our respective children. He has two teen girls, and me, an 8 year old son and 10 year old daughter. It was after a year of happiness when we were dating, before announcing it to our children. We used to go on weekend getaways as a couple, everything was simple.

But as soon as we got an apartment, everything got incredibly complicated. His daughters struggled to accept me and I could not tell them anything that would not put them on a defensive mode. He could hardly bear my children, and I must admit, I could not deal with that. To top it off, the kids were unstoppable, and their fights constantly echoed through the house! What were we to do? Wait? Shout louder? Keep silent?

I dealt with it for some time, but I was lost. I loved Marc as I rarely loved anyone, except that living that life was impossible. I know that in the end, I gave up my love for him to protect my children. I looked for an apartment without talking to him about it and I waited till I signed the papers before I announced it to him. I left to lead a tranquil life. He told me later that I had had the courage to do what he did not have the guts to do.

In the end, my decision relieved us both. I just met a man… But I am not thinking of moving in with him and his children. It is also good to have your own space to preserve love. ”