My W and I had some more dialogue regarding our situation.

I mentioned to her this morning that I didn’t think I could give her the time she needed to figure things out. Although I have seen some effort in recent weeks, it came across to me in a half-hearted manner. I also couldn’t get past the fact that she was only staying for the kids, not for me. Yesterday evening she was very cold and distant, not that it bothered me, but I took it as a sign of genuine disinterest.

Her response to me this morning was that she was really trying to make this all work. That all we have is not worth throwing away…she wants to save this marriage. I told her that I would be willing to try to save things as well…but she would have to meet me somewhere near the middle. We both agreed. We both also recognized that this is going to be a long and arduous process…it simply is going to take alot of time and effort to mend our relationship.

So here we are…any suggestions? Is this what’s called “piecing” our marriage back together again? When I first started my DBing, my major goal was to save my marriage, and now I may have the opportunity to accomplish what I set out to do in the first place. I didn’t want a divorce any more than my W, but I simply needed to know that my W wanted ME in her life…ME!

Wish me luck,
-LFH


ME: 38
W: 35
D2.5 and S5
Married 12 years
Separated (same house, different rooms)
INILWYAM by W: 4/16/2009
The day W requested a D: 4/17/2009