Hi, ANM, I was reading someone else's thread when something in your post caught my eye, so I came here to look up your situation. I am glad the others set you straight about your value here, and I wanted you to know that I, too, have been praying and praying for God to send a Godly man to befriend my H, to lead him to Him.
My H is still living at home, and I don't know how much contact he has with ow, so I try hard not to think of that YKW too much.
I will, like you, if worse comes to worse, still stand for my M and wear my ring, because in God's eyes we would still be married.

You are important, and I understand how your self esteem can sometimes plummet, because I, also, had childhood issues of abuse to get over and forgive, and then to work on the low self-worth I felt.
But when someone tells me that I have done something well, it takes me aback, because I wasn't sure I had the ability.

So, I pray God will bless you and your M will get back to where God intends, when your H realizes what a booby he has been.
And releases himself from the clutches from that YKW.

L \:\)