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OS2 #2880004 01/11/20 01:54 AM
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Keep up with GAL...take your time and do your best to listen more and speak less (not saying you aren't doing that now).

You need to know she's serious so give her time to prove that and expect there to be bumps. You don't have to decide this right away so don't rush it.

I woudn't believe her when she says the PA ended a month ago. She was caught and she's going to try and massage the truth as best as you'll let her. Let her talk and then take your time to process things.

Let her prove to you that she wants to work through this...the vets will provide more.


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Jac12 #2880005 01/11/20 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Jac12


Let her prove to you that she wants to work through this...the vets will provide more.


Thanks Jac12. I feel like I want to limit any further damage and ask her to break off any relationship with the OM while I process. Is that a good idea?

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If she was serious she'd break off the relationship...I personally don't feel like she is there yet. Just my gut.

As for the damage - I just don't see that it works like that. Of course YOU'd like to limit further damage to YOUR ego but you can't control her actions. If she wanted to limit the damage she'd be acting accordingly.

Be patient, focus on yourself and GAL and let her sort out her mess. She has to realize that SHE is the one missing out on you.


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OS2 #2880012 01/11/20 04:19 AM
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Your situation sounds very similar to mine. I am older but my wife is your age.

I think trying to force anything with the OM just makes her reach out to him more. I am new here so take my advice with a grain of salt, but I can that happened with me. I pushed the our own relationship, etc, and it just pushed her farther away.

I agree with Jac12, she has to decide on her own that she misses you and you will know when she has made that decision because she wouldn’t continue to be friends with him.

jstrembr #2880020 01/11/20 08:10 AM
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Thanks both. Jstrembr I read your thread, you sound so thoroughly decent I’m sorry you’re here. Sounds classic where your W is emotionally fulfilled somewhere else but still has love and respect for you and her head is confusing her. Hang in there.

For my situation, I don’t want to take my W at her word right now and still feel extremely dubious but my W has been doing a lot of things in preparation for moving back in and I see that a lot of the things she’s done over the last 2 months since she left (outside the A) are on “fixing things” so we can have another shot at marriage. I think her plan was delayed for moving back in due to guilt etc but she says she has been coping with that slightly better recently. She assured me last night that the A was 3 weeks in November and she stopped it and moved out to come to terms with it. Again I’m dubious but it matches the other things I know to some degree (with probable overlap). She said last night it was a mistake and that she was hoping I’d never find out and we could move on but there were too many clues to ignore.

We need to talk more and I need to entirely detach for a bit but I was wondering if she wants to work on it should I give her an ultimatum or present her with what I would need from her (no contact, etc) or should I wait for her? I’d really like to tell her I want her to have nothing to do with him but there is an EA there and I don’t want to push her towards it. She’s got to agree to it. I don’t want to rush it though either. Feel I’ve got time to reflect and come to terms with it now. I might be in control of the timeframe finally.

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OS2 #2880021 01/11/20 09:00 AM
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I’ve personally never liked ultimatums. If you choose to give her one you have to be prepared to follow through with it or else she will know you never meant it and that will set you back.

I think if she genuinely wants to work on it, then just tell her what you need. If she doesn’t like your requests, especially the no contact, then she may not actually be ready to work on this.

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I second jstrembr above.

If you R there will be a time for you to tell what you need to be able to move forward and I would assume complete NC with OM will be one of those things.


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OS2 #2880033 01/11/20 01:39 PM
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I just went back and read your thread - is this the first confirmation you've had of an OM?

If so, don't be surprised if you aren't getting the full story. Prepare yourself for the worst as she'll likely only tell you enough to get what she wants right now, whatever that is.

Patience will be key as she needs to do the work to regain your trust. Just be cautious.


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Jac12 #2880034 01/11/20 01:46 PM
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Thanks for the head up Jac12. Yes, I’ve suspected it for weeks but last night had confirmation. She only surrendered the info when it was absolutely obvious I’d seen the whole chat history and knew. Last night we talked detail about the A but I’m nervous the EA is greater than the A and she won’t want to break it off (yet). She still thinks he’s wonderful although of course I see an opportunistic little scumbag with no scruples. I’m going to ask her tonight about it and if she refuses I’m not ready to extend the olive branch. She will need to figure that out on her own and I’ll make it quite clear we can’t heal or R unless that happens. She will need to rebuild my trust while I figure out if I can take her back.

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W is round now. She says she’ll end things with OM and she’s bright and chirpy like everything’s fine now. Seems that she has been carrying that weight of the A. I, meanwhile are still hurt and angry. I’m being careful not to jump back into things.

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