“A Marriage Beyond Repair"

Maria had been trying to save her marriage for months, but it seemed like everything she did was met with resistance from her husband, Mark. She had suggested couples therapy multiple times, but each time he would dismiss her with a simple "we don't need therapy to fix our problems".

But the more Maria tried to make things better, the worse they got. Mark seemed to be pulling further and further away, and Maria didn't know how much longer she could take it.

One day, after a particularly bad fight, Maria sat Mark down and told him that she had reached her breaking point. She couldn't keep going like this, and something needed to change.

"Why do we need to go to a therapist to say I'm leaving you?" Mark said, clearly frustrated with the situation.

Maria was taken by surprise. She had been trying to save their marriage, not end it. But if Mark wasn't willing to work on things, what other option did she have?

"I wasn't saying that I want to leave," Maria said, trying to keep her voice calm. "I just think we could benefit from talking to someone who can help us work through our problems."

Mark shook his head. "I don't need to talk to a stranger about my problems. You're the problem, Maria. You always have been the problem". 

Maria felt tears at the corners of her eyes. She had been hoping for a breakthrough, for Mark to finally see things from her perspective. But it seemed like he was too far gone to even try.

As she got up to leave, Mark grabbed her wrist. "Wait, don't go," he said, his voice softening slightly. "I'll... I'll think about it, okay? We can talk about getting you some therapy tomorrow."

Maria knew it was over. Mark had always been resistant to change, and she doubted that would suddenly change now. But for the sake of their marriage, she knew it was over and it was time for her to move on.