miraclewithwife ( member #29016) posted at 1:40 AM on Thursday, April 14th, 2011
and worth reposting over and over again. much appreciated.
Me: xWH 34, She: xBW 39
D 2 1/2 born 3/2009, OC born 10/2009
D-day 12/2009, D final 5/11
Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the right and to the left.
~Jean Kerr, Mary
hurtbutmending ( member #31655) posted at 10:58 PM on Monday, April 18th, 2011
I think it should be included in the Healing Library.
It explains so much about how a BS feels and what BS needs from WS.
BS(me)
FWH(him)
MOW insignificant
married 25 years
2 grown children
DDay Oct 4 2009
R - trying
Trusted too much!
crushed101 ( member #27860) posted at 6:18 PM on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Bump!
Also, BS here. Great article. I gave this to my WBF over a year ago. He finally read it last night. He commented that it was interesting and wanted to read it again. At this point it really doesn't matter if we make it or not,I just feel a huge relief that he will hopefully understand what this has done to me.
stilllovinghim ( member #29971) posted at 5:10 AM on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011
“You have a choice. Live or die.Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor
No_Einstein ( new member #31972) posted at 11:18 PM on Saturday, April 23rd, 2011
My BS sent this to me... sometimes the hints are not so subtle!!
This has really helped me understand and to do the right things occasionally...
Thanks!
Me FWS 43
Her BW 41
DD Feb 17/11 - TT for 2-3 months more.
stilllovinghim ( member #29971) posted at 4:08 AM on Sunday, April 24th, 2011
“You have a choice. Live or die.Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor
takilasunrise ( member #29786) posted at 4:58 PM on Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
Marking so I can find this later....in case I get to share it with a certain person ever.
BW - Me, 49 years old
WH - Him, 51 years old)
D-Day July 2010 (several D-days to follow)
Divorced February 7, 2012
Denial isn't the way to forgiveness. The Karma for screwing over a good girl is the Bitch you end up with.
stilllovinghim ( member #29971) posted at 11:06 AM on Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Bumped for Confused2Be.
“You have a choice. Live or die.Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor
TammyLynn70 ( member #28470) posted at 7:07 PM on Thursday, May 5th, 2011
stilllovinghim ( member #29971) posted at 8:42 AM on Sunday, May 8th, 2011
“You have a choice. Live or die.Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor
Weak ( new member #32119) posted at 1:53 PM on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
My husband asked me to read this in the early days after D Day. It was very hard to read because some of it I didn't believe and some of it I thought I wouldn't be able to do. I was in the 'fog' trying to recover from the addiction of the AP.
Now, 6 months on from D Day 1, and 2 days on from the last of the lies coming out (which have put us back to what feels like another D Day) reading it again for the 3rd time, it all makes sense. I can understand it and I want to try my best to do it all too. This is such a good post. I'm going to print it off and keep reading it.
Thank you.
wishingandhoping ( member #32064) posted at 7:02 PM on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Thanks again. Hard to read and face up to but so important.
SisterMilkshake ( member #30024) posted at 10:22 PM on Saturday, May 14th, 2011
Bumping for HopeandFear1!
BW (me) & FWH both over half a century; married several decades; children
d-day 3/10; LTA (7 years?)
"Oh, why do my actions have consequences?" ~ Homer Simpson
"She knew my one weakness: That I'm weak." ~ Homer Simpson
HopeandFear1 ( new member #30716) posted at 5:29 AM on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Thank you, SisterMilkshake! This article opened my WH's eyes. He was angry when he first read it, but by the next day he seemed to have finally understood... 3 days of genuine remorse feels like heaven after 8 months of hell. Wish us luck.
Me - BW age 59; Him - WH age 63
Married 42 years
WH saw prostitutes for the past two years
D-day - Oct 2, 2010
Working on R with a bit of success
stilllovinghim ( member #29971) posted at 8:46 AM on Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Bumpin again for the newbies and as a reminder to all of us as well!
“You have a choice. Live or die.Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. Every time you don't throw yourself down the stairs, that's a choice. Every time you don't crash your car, you re-enlist.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor
SisterMilkshake ( member #30024) posted at 2:04 PM on Friday, June 10th, 2011
BW (me) & FWH both over half a century; married several decades; children
d-day 3/10; LTA (7 years?)
"Oh, why do my actions have consequences?" ~ Homer Simpson
"She knew my one weakness: That I'm weak." ~ Homer Simpson
Shattered-Heart ( member #32165) posted at 8:08 AM on Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Me BW Him WH "The trick is to keep breathing." - Garbage
SisterMilkshake ( member #30024) posted at 2:41 PM on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
BW (me) & FWH both over half a century; married several decades; children
d-day 3/10; LTA (7 years?)
"Oh, why do my actions have consequences?" ~ Homer Simpson
"She knew my one weakness: That I'm weak." ~ Homer Simpson
evolutionwithin ( new member #32572) posted at 9:21 PM on Sunday, July 10th, 2011
Me: 25yrs old WS
Her : 21yrs old BS
D-Day: 10/24/2010
EA:?
PA:6
One toddler and another baby on the way.
wifeno2 ( member #31529) posted at 1:28 AM on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Awe, I love all the bumps. Wish I could....he doesn't look at SI. (So I emailed him ha ha ha!) He can't get away that easy!
Me-BW (45)
Him-WS (42)
DS 19 (prior relationship)
DS-8
DDay #1- 10/22/2010 EA/PA with MOW coworker
Dday#2:11/17/2010 beginning secret emails with potential OW#2
DDay #3 11/22/2010 still seeing OW#1
Too many DD's to count: Now up to OW #6.