Why I don't regret leaving my Wife

He nostalgically misses 2018’s Japan visa, full-time YouTube success, and achieved goals, but distinguishes missing that period from regretting marriage. At 33, he prefers his 35-year-old Thai girlfriend to his 41-year-old ex-wife, citing attraction and hoped-for fatherhood. He admits sabotaging relationships to be dumped rather than leave directly, calling it the “reverse coffee” tactic, also used at work.

Avoidance and self-sabotage recur, while nostalgia becomes a narrative that each breakup leads to a better replacement.