Anonymous wrote:I’ve done much better financially since I left because all that time and energy that I used to spend tiptoeing around his angry while trying to turn our marriage around singlehandedly I can now spend focused on me, including on my career.
Not being screamed at, undermined, ridiculed or made to feel crazy are the other benefits.
Anonymous wrote:Yes. 32 when I left my ex with a 2 year old and an infant, no savings (he was financially abusive), and a gap on my resume. I got a high limit credit card before leaving and maxed it out the first year after leaving to get on my feet. Was accepted into a rigorous graduate program and got a six figure job upon graduation. A pain? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely, 100%.