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Question: My husband says he wants to come back for the kids but not me. I believe it’s a midlife crisis but it’s been 9 months since he’s been gone and I’ve come too far to accept him without change. I’m a stronger person than I was before. I just filed for divorce April 13 and took my half of the marital assets. He still doesn’t think he did anything wrong. He’s a liar, he wants the money I got, not the kids. Trust was broken and then he moved in with the other woman and he

Question: How long do affairs last? What do you do when your spouse gets involved in a romantic affair, and says they’re going to break it off with the affair partner, but doesn’t? What is the timeline for a romantic affair to “end?” It was exposed to the light of day, but they’re “in love.” MLC Bystander Michele’s answer: By virtue of the fact that your alias is “MLC Bystander” – (midlife crisis), it shows that you understand that your spouse’s mind and body have been tempor

While it is true that some people do experience immediate changes in their relationships, it’s also true that, in most marriages, change takes much longer . How much longer? It depends on many factors: the severity of the problems, personalities of the spouses, length of time people have been experiencing difficulties, each spouse’s level of motivation to do what it takes to make a marriage work, outside influences from extended family and friends, and the level of both par