You are moving fast along the road to recovery and though you'll have detours and backslides, I can tell you are fundamentally a very strong man with a good heart.
Keep posting and sharing. It'll help you and others reading. And be a tad careful about your female div friend b/c she may need a shoulder to cry on and it just happens SO OFTEN it's like a cliche from a movie. Not fair to her, you, or your kids. Just be & stay clear with some boundaries.
I'm not into saying "have NO contact with the other sex! regardless of prior friendship or what you have in common" b/c I know that in some cases, it CAN be handled. But be careful with HER heart, and your kids' hearts and her kids'....and of course, yours. No one needs "replacing' anytime soon, if ever.
(( j ))
M: 57 H: 60 M: 35 yrs S30,D28,D19 H off to Alaska 2006 Recon 7/07- 8/08 *2016* X = "ALASKA 2.0" GROUND HOG DAY I File D 10/16 OW DIV 2/26/2018 X marries OW 5/2016