Dear Wife,

It sounds like you’ve thought this through. You know what you want and what you need. I’m not sure what you want from me, other than for me to absolve you somehow and perhaps give you permission to leave your husband?

If that’s what you want, you’ve got it! I don’t imagine suffering another four years is going to do you any good, but you know what? It’s far more important you learn to do this for yourself. See, you say you don’t want a “parent” in the form of a husband. You say you want to make it on your own, but then you come to me – another parental figure – to be told that what you’ve already decided is okay.

And I’m not criticizing you. I am trying to help you. I am trying to give you much more than permission to leave your husband. I am trying to give you permission to do anything you want! Get it?

You are competent. You are old enough and smart enough to run you life. You are allowed to make mistakes, and correct them if and when you decide to. So do it. And as for advice I say, be happy.

Good luck.

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