My MLC wife did the boob job talk. Very early in what I now see as the onset of MLC. At the time I didn't recognize it as such. I just thought - hey, she's thinking about sex, that sounds good with me! I resisted the idea because, to me, it seems barbaric to slice up a perfectly good set of natural boobs, boobs that fed my babies many years, to make them artificially large. I loved those boobs as they were. I didn't say any of that, though, I just raised my eyebrows and giggled. Thinking about the boob job seems like standard operating procedure for MLC-dom.
Anyway, Tree, it sounds to me like you are doing well. Maybe now is a time to Count your victories, Enjoy the baby steps, and Continue to work on you.
Just some thoughts from an outside observer - - if she is on the phone with friends, do you need to worry? If she talks to friends, must that turn into "pushing your buttons"? Me, I would be glad she has friends. Seems to me, her actions don't need to influence your mood. My wife actually withdrew from all of her friends, which I viewed as negative. Of course they were married people...
- if she goes out at night, that sounds like a "good for her" thing. Maybe you could view this as a challenge for you - how much liberty can you give her? How much freedom and independence can you tolerate? I think the answer probably should be "all of it." One way or the other she's gonna do what she wants. She knows what you want. Continually reminding her that what you want is a little different than what she wants - that seems like a good way to turn a minor issue into a seething resentment.
M 43 S14 S13 D11 D7 Divorce final: Jan 2009 Making it up as I go....