You give me hope, because in civilian life, I'm a HS administrator! 20 women for every guy! I don't have any desire to date or be with anyone else. Iraq makes that difficult anyway:)
It's always easier from the outside, and I know you love your husband to death, but it sounds to me if this doesn't work out, you'll be losing a rock steady mate.
At 23, I still didn't know what I wanted to do when I grew up! I thought if I could make $10,000 a year and teach middle school, I'd be happy forever!
She will grow out of this, and then where does that leave him? Alone. Period. How do you ever explain to your kids that you left their mom for someone half your age? For what? Yeah, it's flattering for him, but what happens when a 24 year old stud turns her head? Do you think she'll want the guys with the bad Hawaii T-shirt??? And...$16 an hour to boot!
Let him go. Make believe it's over. Live for you and your kids. They need a parent!
It infuriates me, because all I want is to be with my W. and kids (the W. I met in 1985, before she was filled with anger), and I may not get that opportunity.