Get it, the virtue!

You don't want to separate!

But you want to break in your marriage.

Is that possible?

And if so, how do you even tell your significant other

that you need this break from them?

That's exactly what this email is asking us, Cassie.

Bert show, I'm at my wood's end.

I feel like the weight of the world's on my shoulders.

I'm currently merely existing with this heaviness

draped over me.

I also feel suffocated.

I catch myself trying to catch my breath throughout the day.

Something has to give.

I know this sounds intense, and I want you to know

I haven't had any suicidal thoughts or anything.

I just need a break from everything, including my marriage.

Here's the deal.

I'm not asking you to fix all my problems.

I'm asking you, how do I bring this up to my husband

without crushing him?

We've been married for eight years.

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