Originally Posted By: rockedworld
We should all get some kind of award for this... grin


That comes when we're able to join Coach in the DB'ing Hall of Fame.

Originally Posted By: rockedworld
Amazing what someone validating your feelings can do to lift your spirits. Thanks Trent! smile


Like I said: been there, done that. And you're right -- the solution is to give yourself permission to feel those feelings, then be done with them before you see your spouse again.

In my journal (the paper one I carry with me, not the summary I post in my thread) I make note of positive developments. So if I need to, I can go back and see how far things have come.

And as my friend told me today when I was feeling frustrated, "Remember 4 or 5 weeks ago? You said that you would give anything to be able to kiss your wife or snuggle with her the way you used to. And now you can, to a degree. You have a long way to go, but you are farther than you thought you ever could be."


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."