-- There are times during these exchanges where it feels just like it was when we were M. And that's the part that makes me sad.
It's not the same though...you are different, in a better way...and she is different, in a worse way. Easy to be sad, understandably...you were selfless, and wanted to preserve your family and your marriage...and she was selfish, and wanted to tear apart the family and the marriage.
You are a good man...lots of us here are...and we have beaten ourselves up way above and beyond what we should have.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.