Like I said, I learned it the hard way too. I think my dad will come around if my wife and I reconcile, as he doesn't have much room to talk; he divorced my mom to be with another woman, and they ended up getting remarried after his dream woman proved to be less than ideal...

It sounds like you need to set some boundaries with friends and family. This is almost word-for-word what I told my father:

"I appreciate that you are looking out for me and my well-being, but you have to understand that this is my spouse and my marriage we are talking about, and I will deal with it as I choose. If you can't be supportive of my choice, then I see no reason we should discuss it any further."


Me: 44, Wife: 39
M: 17 years T: 20 years
Bomb on 08/25/09
1/13/10: MC started
1/28/10, 2/8/10: More bombs
8/28/10: Wife moved out
No talk of D, no movement

"Every day is another chance to get it right."