Originally Posted By: Gardener
I'm sorry to over-answer as always, bring it back to me, when this is about you.
But I'm just a romantic ol' fool.
And that's how I handled it.

Do what's in your heart.


Not at all. Thanks, Gardener.

I am doing some soul searching on this. Taking off the ring at this point seems to me to say to her, “I give in, I give up. You can have your way and have your divorce.” And that is NOT how I feel at this point. Additionally, she’s in the throes and fog of an affair right now. I don’t want to give in to her decision-making processes at this point.

At the same time, I just can’t get past the idea that wearing the ring looks to her like I’m pathetically hanging on. I was really strong yesterday. I want to keep that going.

Which makes me look stronger? Wearing it or not wearing it? That’s the question.


H: 50
W: 48
Married 20 years
Bomb and separation: 9/12/09
A discovered 12/02/09
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