Hi Onedge, I would just remember that you cannot control her or her happiness & she should not control you or your happines. Everyone needs to find happiness within themselves & that's what GALing is all about.

Since you don't have DR - I would look at the LRT from 8/5/08 by JamsJohn & the detaching thread from 8/22/08 by sgctxok. For me they were very informative & have been helping me to stay grounded.

If your W has a self esteem issue - there is nothing you or anyone else can do. We all have to accept ourselves or work to change what we don't like.

Try to stop worring about your W so much - it will consume you.

Cheers & keep posting


Me39, XH45
Kids 3 dogs, 2 cats
Divorced 6/4/09
Tricky thing is not how you live, but how you live with yourself. (POTC)