Jaybee - it is odd how differently they go through this. I would say that my h is just about where he was, emotionally, two years ago. He made some progress in 2006, and spent most of 2007 going backwards, further and further into the tunnel again, until he is about where he started. Getting angry and blaming everyone but himself again. Telling all the same tired lies about our relationship. In fact the lies are more pronounced and odder . . . does anyone else have a MLCer who is getting worse and worse. Do their brains eventually explode?

I mean in SPring 2006 he thanked me for being so kind and patient with him, and in December 2006 he told me he realised he had made a huge mistake with OW, and I was absolutely right about her!! Now I am the embodiment of all that is wrong in the world [OK slight exaggeration, but not much] and he is the victim of everyone's wilful misunderstanding of him. OW is the right woman for him etc etc

My suspicion is that life isn't actually as good as he thought it was going to be, and he has to blame someone.

Wearing, but nothing like as hurtful as it was. This MLC toughens you up!