Hello Brandon,

I have thought the very same thing myself and have confronted W about it. In Australia we have a "no fault" system. The parties have to be separated for a year and then it can be filed; there is no need to cite causes like mental cruelty, incompatibility, adultery etc and since we don't have a house or children it would all be relatively clean.

I asked her why she wanted them deleted and she said she's "embarrassed" that she wrote stuff like that from a state of utter bewilderment and confusion and it's just a "reminder of that time". She thinks/suspects that I may have given my father some copies of the emails and that I may have some stashed away somewhere.

It's a tough one. I think I am getting a lot better at reading her but you never know. When you've had your spouse put you through something like this you can smell lies/deception/fog from quite far away.

She's been saying things like I need to "woo" her and to "start her heart again". She's becoming more and more receptive when I do nice things for her and as long as there is progress, I guess my patience is infinite. But, I am still very reluctant to have any expectations.


Me: 46
W: 46
T: 23
M: 20
DS12
DD11
DS5

W left: 01/28/08
Discovered OM: 02/26/08
W back for 9 days: 04/08
W returned 05/21/08
EA/PA - 01/08-07/09
W's MLC 2008-2014 (realised this much later)