Real intimacy is not a candlelit confession on a rooftop. It is saying, "I’m scared I’m not enough" while you’re doing the dishes, your voice cracking. It’s ugly. Do it anyway.
In every relationship, there comes a point where you must choose to walk away or stay. Sometimes, walking away is the right ending. But if you stay, do it with your whole chest. Don't stay out of habit. Stay because you have read the manuscript of your life together, and despite the typos and the slow chapters, you cannot put it down.