So I went to counselling today and Wah-ed on for ages about the fact that I really ought to dump Damo (due to his lies and infidelity, the fact that I trust him roughly as far as I could throw him, the lack of sex, etc. etc.) but I just can’t bring myself to do it for some reason. Ok there’s loads of little reasons, but none of them feel like a deal breaker compared to the fact that the relationship is a bit shit.

But then the counsellor said a word that set my brain into overdrive: Responsibility.

What if the real reason for not wanting to dump Damo is responsibility - i.e. I don’t want to be/feel responsible… be it for how Damo may or may not react, be it for how The Bad Thing turns out, be it for how unhappy being alone may make me.

I’m not 100% as to what this will all mean, but I need to give some serious thought to this concept in this context; Responsibility…