He was definitely opening up. "R" and her H have been a great source of support for me and they've shared a number of experiences of their own that have helped. I've passed a number of these on to H. He was actually worried that they'd be mad at him for his choices thus far.
"R" wouldn't validate his choices, because she's of the mindset that he needs to do a 180. Her big worry is that he's going to end up like a number of their friends; guys who left their marriages because they were stale, only to wander from relationship to relationship, lose the tightknit family they once had and then look back and wish they never would have divorced their first wives.
I hope that H gets the opportunity to hang w/ "R" and her husband more as the weather gets nicer. As I said, our pool is in their backyard and we spend many nice days hanging out over their. Usually it's me and the kids afterschool until O comes home for dinner, but because of our separation, it'll probably be him and the kids more than it has ever been. I hope he'll be able to open up to them and realize they are a really good source of support for us and our family.
Me: 42/H: 37 T: 10 years/M: 8 D9, S8 Bomb: 7.23.07 Separated: 1.20.08 D Final 3.19.09 Affair started in '05, found out parts in 11/07. They married 11.26.09