I really would just like to forgive him for everything and be his friend. I find I am more at peace with it all if I do talk to him. I have to do what is right for me.

K how is your wh to learn anything from this lesson if you play the patsy and "everything is ok" , what are you teaching your kids if you keep doing this back and forth with a man that does not respect you and sure as heck does not respect his marriage vows, if you can't do it for you as least try for your kids.

Your not his Dear Abby sounding board for his relationship with the other woman, neither one of you have learn from this journy
it's seems to me that any attention from your ws is better than none at all you really need to sit down with your self and see what you are getting out of this three way threesome you all seem to thrive on.

You say you want to go dark but you don't, you call or text him back when he contacts you, ifs it's not an emergency about your kids you do not need to answer yet you do.

I said before why should he change his M.O. when it's seems to be working for him.