well Sarah,
might be pretty judgmental on your part as well, given that the same strangers are more concerned with the regrets on the other thread where there's much resignation, and over here it's the physical pleasures...
though not politically-correct, i've always linked the inability of pple to leave each other to - Sex. yup, it can be That Good that u'd put-up with some BS in the relationship. it's only when the sex dwindles and dries up do u come to the realisation that there's really nothing left to hold on to.
if u're detered from sharing (which to be honest is u asking for help)... then it's becos u're not very willing to face the truth that some pple are seeing. In a way, the forum is like a mirror that let's us see Truth, removes our Denials, and Echoes our innermost thoughts... u can't turn the voices here On & Off At Will.
isn't it a sharing of opinions? or are positive comments an opinion, and negative comments judging? i dun know, u tell me.
Good frens dun Ignore your other problems simply becos u changed the subject. u mean to tell me that your frens in real life start cheering and encouraging u on sex, right after u tell them how much regret u're having and ending it by saying it's an off day?
maybe, but not with the horrendous stuff u shared on your wonderful sex partner whom u're marrying. if i read both threads, it's hard not to single out Sex as a major factor to the relationship sustaining in the first place.
i shall be that fake dumb fren who says, "oh... do it this way, do it that way, do this to him, do that to him...". that's what u want, tat's what u'll get in life. at the end of it when u look at the frens around u, u'll realise they are all like u - in denial and only hear the good things... u and your frens spend time justifying each others' weakness and validating each others' denials.
ps: your little sister tells u how she regret her bfren... u give her advice. then she goes on to ask u tips for sex with the same bfren... u start giggling and sharing with her? OK, good for u.
all the best!