Penny, Thanks for stopping by my thread. When you said that you are not sure if you could ever trust him again, I have the same feelings. If you read my thread you know that the OW is his secretary so they are together all day long. He says they aren't seeing each other, but who knows. I'm staying away from snooping, because it only hurts more.
You are lucky that you have his family's support. I've been putting things together and have come to this conclusion. The affair started out emotional and turned to physical. OW's husband has contacted me at different times and told me the things that my H complained about to OW. Well, right after my H left I got word that my MIL was talking about me. At first I didn't know anything about the OW. The things my MIL said about me were said in a very public place and one of the ladies there had a D the same age as my D and I was afraid it would end up hurting my D that they were spreading gossip about our family. So anyway I told my H about it and he said he never told his mother anything. I said well apparently someone did. At the time I thought he was lying to me, but after finding out about the OW, I finally figured it out it was her that told his mother these things. It breaks my heart that she would befriend this woman. I don't have any family that live near me so I don't have close family support.
I am very thankful also to be able to vent on here. I've gotten where I don't talk about my situation to many people.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon