Time to move on

I guess for me I'm just trying to understand "Why now?" I understand at some point everyone needs to move on, but it was just days ago when you were reassuring us users that while things seemed to be slow around here there was nothing to really worry about. I can't help but feel like this is a rushed decision. One you haven't completely thought through. But hey, that's just how I see it. I don't know much about you other than what you portray to us in your posts and IRC. Maybe you've been debating this for days, weeks, maybe even months. Is this site, the people, something you're genuinely willing to put aside so suddenly? And not to guilt you, but while you're making this decision for yourself, you're also forcing the decision on the rest of us without a viable option other than hoping someone meets your qualifications and buys the site...

I know money isn't a problem, but if I were to donate enough money to cover the cost of keeping the site up for the rest of the year in order for you to properly find someone to replace you, would you consider it? Because I'm not ready to see this site go yet >___<