FLTC: from Iraq

[FaithfulH]

Yeah, good advice. That is one of the old DB tenets. I'm continuing to plan for being Divorced. No other way to look at it. I think that's a safer bet, but we all hold on to a glimmer of hope. Was your wife angry as well?

How were you able to work past the awkwardness of the situation? Are you fearful that she'll pull the plug?

FLTC,
My W was VERY angry in the beginning...but, she began to "warm up" to me after about 5 months of coldness and anger

The "akwardness of the situation" was the hardest because she never moved out of the house. I mostly avoided face-to-face contact...which was part of my giving her space.

I am not "fearful" that she will ever pull the plug...because I am at a far different place than I was when this all started. Like most of us, I literally thought I was gonna die without her...I didn't...I made it through the worst...and I could do it again if it ever happened (which is nearly impossible to imagine)

FH:

I read some of your posts. I see you went to the USMA. When did you get off of active duty?

I graduated in 1980 (the first class with women)...and left active duty after my 5 year commitment (May '85). I was in the Field Artillery based at Ft Sill for 4 years...then 1 year in Athens Greece. I still have several classmates on active duty...one of the most notable...Vince Brooks, who lead many of the press briefings during the earliest days of the Iraq operation.