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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op again, I am out of the marriage.  I have heard it said that these women are "strong" which I take to mean courageous. I dont understand it, how you can sell your soul for "stuff" and appearances. But as I said , their lives are simpler, so maybe there is something I didnt get. [/quote]
It’s interesting how quickly “strength” becomes whatever choice lets someone feel morally taller than others. Leaving may have been necessary for you, but necessity isn’t the same thing as courage. Sometimes it’s just the fastest exit from discomfort.

You accuse other women of “selling their souls,” but what you’re really condemning is their refusal to perform your version of dignity. They endured complexity, ambiguity, and things you clearly couldn’t tolerate. You chose clarity. They chose endurance. Neither is inherently noble, but only one of you needs to belittle the other to feel justified.

Calling their lives “simpler” is especially revealing. You didn’t leave because you were strong, you left because you needed simplicity. They stayed because they were willing to live without applause, without vindication, and without the comfort of a clean narrative.

Strength doesn’t always look like walking away. Sometimes it looks like standing still while everyone else feels entitled to judge you.[/quote]

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