Marrying A Wrong person can be draining

Previously

…The decision, when it came, was not born of anger, but of a profound sadness, and a fierce determination to protect his own peace. He would not be drawn into the siren’s song of excess, into a life where appearance reigned supreme and empathy was a forgotten language. He would choose wisdom. He would choose character. He would choose peace. The dawn was breaking, painting the sky in hues of rose and gold, a promise of a new day, and a new path, one free from the draining embrace of a love that was, in truth, a gilded cage.