Jan 25, 2008 at 09:21 AM Author: Nicole Gayle When I was faced with the news of my ex-husband wanting out of our 8 year marriage, the thoughts that were racing through my mind were, “I cannot believe what I am hearing.”  Then came, “I can’t believe this is happening to me.  I don’t want this!”  Followed by, “We HAVE to do everything to make this work!” I was so numbed and later in the evening after everyone was in bed, I literally went into the bathroom, laid on the floor and wept. As the days and months followed, I tried everything to SAVE my relationship.  As I continued to “try,” I continued feeling like a failure and this became a vicious cycle where I became less attractive, unhappy, and insecure. Then the day came that I got angry.  Really angry. I was angry for months.  I didn’t permit my self to feel anger at being abandoned and rejected...

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