Grace, Yes, age has everything to do with it! I start to think about a future R and then I see what has to happen before I'm available for one--starting with telling our kids, then separating, me getting a job (I work freelance), selling our house, getting a divorce...at which point, I'm--what?--46 at least? And then there's the fact that I have those two Ds, who are not going to be encouraging me to find a new man!

When I look at all that, I think how it would be easier in every way to re-ignite my M with my H. One problem is that he is not thinking at all about wanting to move on to a new R with someone else. He is not having an affair (take my word for it even if you're skeptical). His goal is to live alone--he's got this loner fantasy. Of course, he'll see the kids half the week according to him.


Me/X-H: 47/48
T 19 yrs
M 16 years
D14
D10
ILYBINILWY: 10/07
H moved out 6/08