One of the things that I took away from my weekend at Retrouvaille is a feeling that my wife is going through a midlife crisis. She spoke of wanting to do things and go places, and seeing what life has to offer her. There were comments to the effect of "things haven't been okay for a long time" which seem at odds with the reality of the situation.

This isn't an attempt to shift blame for the deterioration of my marriage. I know what I have done, both intentionally and unintentionally, to harm our relationship.

So here I am, starting a new phase in my relationship. I have read some of the stickied threads about how to deal with my spouse and take care of myself in the meantime.


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."