I am much happier. You are correct.
I have learnt a lot about myself and about what I want over the past 2 years. There have been times when I have wanted to give it all up. My last relationship and the way it ended was incredibly difficult for me to deal with. There are still issues that I think will never be resolved. I am happier now because I feel like I am much closer to knowing who I am. I am living my life for myself now and not someone else.
There were also some personal issues that I had been avoiding that I have now begun to resolve and that is empowering also.
Life is a lesson and it has been hard at times but I feel free now of a lot of the drama of the last 2 years... that is the difference.