• I was mistreated, but can't seem to leave this relationship.

• My husband wants to have children, but when the timing is closed, I felt so frightened.

• I feel that the work at home isn't divided fairly. I'm the "bottomless bucket", any "leaks" fall to me.

• I also turn quiet, fearing if I speak the truth, I won't be understood and will end up disappointed. 

• He reminds me of how unavailable my father was, and yet I kept yearning for him. 

• When my husband is disconnected from me, I feel this profound loneliness, a resentment towards him but also this deep deep sadness that I can't contain by myself.  

• I have been so depressed recently! I am afraid I am going to explode with pain. 

• I no longer feel the passion and desire in our relationship. Things are flat and rather "dead." 

• Sometimes I wonder if I should just end this relationship. Should I stay or leave?

• Sexuality, I started to fantasize about other partners, especially I kept remembering my ex.

These are some of the things I often hear in my therapy space. I know, it is hard to believe one day after "falling in love", in the not-too-distant future that the feeling of "Love" can disappear or get mixed up with boredom, meaninglessness, anger, fear, sorrow, frustration, loneliness, regret, despair, or perhaps even bitterness, contempt, disgust, or hatred.​

Many couples find themselves standing on a thin line of choosing to stay or to leave. We do not know which path we can proceed further because none is easy. ​​