Yes, you've got it off your chest. And now I will contradict it.
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As a child of divorce, she never trusted the institution of marriage, never trusted men, never fully trusted me. Divorce was always an option.
Be careful of blanket statements like that. Being a child of divorce does not make divorce more acceptable to that preson as an adult. Unfortunatley statistics show children of divorce are moer likely to divorce...but those statistics do not say that they wanted to divorce...they did not learn the skills in many cases.
But in some cases, those who have experienced divorce as children are more against it because they know the pain.
My mother divorced my father when I was four. Sweetheart told me I shouldn't be agaist divorce because I gre up with it...My mother was my Dad's 2nd wife and he is now on #4...with live-in girlfriends in between.
Sweetheart had it backwards...I am AGAINST divorce because of my experiences...among other reasons.
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Amazingly, she still sees everything as hers vs. mine. I think that is indicative of who she is. Even after 22 years together, she never truly bought into our union, she never truly committed to our marriage, she never truly trusted me (or us).
Are you saying that because she has shown that over the last 22 years, or in the last few months? Because the difference is immense. Your wife is in MLC. She is behaving like they all do...and many do not have a history of divorce (Sweetheart) in their families.
And why do you think she is taking all of this stuff? MAybe it is because she feels it belongs to her?
But maybe it is subconsciously her way of bringing you with her. MLCers take the stuff because they are not truly letting go. They vacation at special relationship places...yes with the OW/OM...but the memories are for the real relationship.
All of those things will rbing constnat memoreis of the two of you together...so be relieved. She doesn't know this, so don't go telling her. Just sit back and watch...it may take months or more...but those things will eat at her insides because they are all about you.
She wasn't listening to her Mom the whole time...though the seed was there. So plant your own seeds...and give them time to grow.
