Marrying A Wrong person can be draining

Previously

…He knew, with a certainty that settled deep in his bones, that he wouldn’t regret this. He was choosing peace. He was choosing emotional health. He was choosing wisdom over a fleeting attraction that had promised so much and delivered so little. As he walked away from the veranda, leaving Eleanor silhouetted against the dying light, Arthur Pendelton knew he was stepping off the battlefield and onto the path towards a future where his heart could finally find its much-needed peace. The lessons learned were sharp, but the wisdom gained was priceless. He had chosen wisely, not for love’s sake, but for his own.