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When maintaining appearances becomes a prison

I've been lying to my family about being happy in my marriage for so long that I don't know how to tell them I want a divorce without disappointing everyone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The energy required to sustain false images eventually exceeds the courage needed to live truthfully.

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