Moving is hard. Staying is easy. Logistically speaking, at least. And this is true whether you're doing or undoing something.

One way to make tough decisions is to take incremental steps that don't commit you to anything yet.

Some people can work amid chaos or conversations, and some can't - and while there's no doubt an element of brain wiring to it, there's also the possibility of acquiring skills that improve your focus.

The most reliable ways to make oneself miserable are attempting to change people and not attempting to change circumstances.

Waiting for someone to propose to you only passes the "Really, it's tradition!" sniff test when both of you think it's the man's job to propose and both of you think that's awesome.

There has been, for some reason (or more likely an unfortunate accumulation of reasons) a trend over the past several decades for parents to do the work of parenting in the isolation of their own homes - and not only that, this trend has overlapped with the other trend of much deeper parent involvement in raising kids. That you also represent trend No. 3, more people raising kids solo, has only exacerbated a close-to-no-win situation.

Make sure you have legal cover for what you're doing.