I used to work for this one company for too many years. They kept making the usual promise. Just wait. We'll take care of you. You're important to us. You now the drill.
Anyways, reality set in that they were just pretty much full of it and I took a leap of faith and left. I'm in a much better company now. While I wished that I had left sooner, I wouldn't have been with the people I am with now. Obviously, my situation was work **cough** don'tshopatpacsun **uncough** but it can certainly apply to all sorts of personal situations too.