Regrettably, I work for a non-profit devoted to low-cost healthcare and providing as many services as we can. Just working here, every day, is quite stressful given the constraints. And I don't think picketing would be a good idea.
To be clear, so-called AI isn't at all about improving anything for anyone other than the ultra-rich, who are propping up this loss leader. They are using it to control you, to spy on you, and to keep you in your place. That is it. That's the entire story.
Not only do you need to support your partner, you need to support yourself.
A support that is crumbling can do nothing in support.
That said, what I have always consoled myself with, especially with a pet, is knowing that they were happy being with me, for as long as they lived. We had so many fantastic and lovely memories together. What really matters is all the love and time you gave, not the short period at the end.
That's really unfortunate. ENM can be truly excellent, but only with the right partners and the right mindset. It takes all the difficulties of one monogamous relationship and multiplies the difficulty by a thousandfold, for sure.
