LD Brother! I've kept up with your thread but have purposely kept silent for fear of projecting my garbage into your situation. I've got to say that I'm proud of you and that you have done a tremendous job and come a long ways. Don't give up and melt down now. I know the past 5 months have been pure hell. I've been there....and more. You knew and were told that this was likely to be a marathon and not a sprint. 5 months is nothing. I guy like you can do another 10 months standing on your head. Hell 18 months is considered a short time. 2-5 years is the much discussed range of time. Sounds like alot of time and it is. But compared to the time you guys had together it is nothing. What is the payoff here? Spending the rest of your life with the one person on this earth you really truly love. Living out your life here on earth with that special person. If ever I thought someone could do this it is you. You're still married. There is still contact. There is still civility. There is still love. The chance is still there. It is early in the game. Don't walk off the field and forfeit.
Don't think she is "going through something"? Think again. Very little that she has done has been rational. Again, the issues we all face or faced in marriage notwithstanding, if this were about the marriage, the rational thing to do would be to work on the marriage. It isn't. It is about her.
There are no guarantees. Your part in this is love, faith and courage. You have all three my friend.
Me- 47 W- 45 Married 22 years Together 30 years No Kids, 1 dog, 1 Cat 2005 - 2007 W in MLT 1/08 - Crisis hits 3/08 W drops Bomb and leaves in the middle of the night. Admits to PA 4/08 W files for divorce 8/08 Divorce final