Appararently not everyone approves of what she is doing. Like in my previous posts, she is angry because when i was the non-attentive husband everyone supported her. Now that she is the adulterous home-wrecker she is getting none of that support.
Yeah, My W was similar. She could not understand how people could possibly think she was 'bad' as she did 'suffer' so much for so long.
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She said that now I am Mr. Perfect, Mr. nice guy, and when we were married she was always trying me to be more congienial with people (especially neighbors). I listened, I validated, I ignored the names she called me. I told her she was right.
My W wasn't quite so mean, but she was angry I changed 'too late'.
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I did throw out my thinking about renting a place. She was a little thrown off by it, but didn't let it show too much. I guess she thinks if i rent a place, she will still go buy a place ASAP and just leave the house empty.
Or - she sees the reality that YOU are capable of moving on without her. She wants you to suffer, and be 'so sad' you 'lost her' so she can feel good about what she's done to hurt you. My W was terribly hurt when I told her after 4 months that since she kept saying she wanted to move out, I'd give her money so she could move out.
Then, it was suddenly real - I didn't NEED her to stay.
I think you pushed that button. See, we all know the OM are BS, not real, not even useful. All the statistics support that. They are part of the W's problem and when the W 'wakes' up and really sees that the LBS is the REAL MAN - the one who doesn't have to go after married women in depressions - the one who can stand there like a rock and be the real 'alpha' male in the pack - then the WAW starts to see what they are LOSING, not LEAVING.
Remember, and this is important. Good, decent, strong, MEN do not go after married women. Ever. A woman who is 'getting divorced' is a married woman.
You want to read about 'soulmates'? You should read my first few threads. After you stop thinking my W and OM were INSANE I think you'll get another perspective.
One last thing. It's pretty obvious from your W's responses that she still loves you and she isn't 'done'. She doesn't trust the chnages in you and she is still in the endorphin high of 'in love', which you can't do much to change. It will wear off eventually.
Remember, 'in love' is not 'real love'. It's a reaction to a drug our bodies create when we meet someone who is able to fill an empty spot we have, or who 'clicks' with us, and we keep interacting with them because we like that feeling.
If we're in a healthy and loving relationship, we don't pursue those people, but we do meet them from time to time. It's all a matter of choice.
You're pretty impressive, I like how you've picked up so much of the techniques. Have you read Deida's book 'The Way Of The Superior Man?" I also like the free mailings from David at 'makingherhappy.com' because they remind us (men) of what it really means to BE a man, not a 'metrosexual' or a 'tamed modern man.
