He said he was leaving. She ignored him.

When Laura Munson's husband asked for a divorce, she ducked instead of fighting. He needed to learn, she says, that his unhappiness wasn't really about her

The last word: He said he was leaving. She ignored him.

Laura Munson is the best-selling author of This Is Not The Story You Think It Is, and founder of Haven Retreats.

Let's say you have what you believe to be a healthy marriage. You're still friends and lovers after spending more than half of your lives together. The dreams you set out to achieve in your 20s — gazing into each other's eyes in candlelit city bistros, when you were single and skinny — have for the most part come true.

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Laura Munson is the best-selling author of This Is Not The Story You Think It Is and founder of Haven Retreats.