Today has been harder than I ever imagined it to be for both of us. We both feel that we’ve failed, and both feel very sad that we’re coming to an end.

We’ve discussed how our relationship will continue; we can both see the positives, but we can both see the negatives, too. We do both agree that we have no other choice. It’s this or split up for good, and neither of us wants that. We’ve had lots of tears and more hugs today than we have over the past couple of years, but I guess that’s part of the process.