Everybody wants to be happy and to have their life progress without obstacles, but this isn’t a realistic aspiration. That’s probably why some folks really struggle with their feelings of unhappiness and might sabotage their life while trying to make themselves feel better.
This is what happened to a woman who reconnected with her ex and decided to have an affair with him because she was feeling stuck in her marriage. Unfortunately, when he got caught by his family and had to end things, she was even worse off than before.
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