i agree with CCat. i'm kind of going through the same thing. my girlfriend of 3 years that i live with has recently become very board of our life. i work about 10 hours a day + my lunch hour. i'm gone from 7-730 every weekday. she's a 19 y/o college student who's just starting to party a lot. and i did all my partying at a young age. i don't like to go out til 230 and get plastered every night any more, but she's just starting to. she won't admit that she's unhappy with me cuz she's so codependant. but she's never happy when she's around me. and she hardly is ever home when i'm there. i don't think its going to last much longer. i think we're both just trying to postpone the inevitable. sorry to hear about your situation. glad you're happy now. but i wouldn't expect the best. you can hope for it. but be very aware of the possibility of the worst