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Am not awfy sure bout 'Joey' i like a name that grows into adulthood and I personally don't think Joey does, sorry. Joseph however has substance and meaning and can be altered and nicknamed according to taste.
Always go with your gut feeling, if you know it's over then stop 'plodding' along as you will only begin to hate and blame the other party simply because you do not have the guts to get out and it's not fair on them. I know that's easy to say but having been there myself, i wish i had done it a lot sooner than i did. I suffered more mentally when still in the relationship than i did in the immediate aftermath of leaving. I hurt him dreadfully but time really does heal and we both realise now it was for the best. It was changing me being with him,and i began to hate myself and him, which was unfair as i had simply fallen out of love with him and i knew i could never recover that. I brought him down with me which wasn't fair.
Have good friends around you and always talk, but always trust your instinct.