For me to R, I expect for my WH to: -get a job transfer (works with OW)
-go to IC and FT (thanks Allen!)
-LISTEN to me express all the damage and pain he caused (Yep, you gotta hear it) and REPEAT BACK what I said
-be extremely transparent w/ cell phones, bills, email, daily schedules and tell me when OW will contact him (because the OPs always resurface)
-tell me what the hell he was thinking and answer any question I have, agree to talk to me about the A every day and for as long as I need (NOT SAY "GET OVER IT")and not get angry when I want to talk about it
-agree to the same boundaries about friends of the opposite sex (like don't have any unless they are part of a married couple and we see them together -avoid slippery slopes) I am confused about what to do with the male friends I have made here on DB though!
-tell me all of the things he cherishes in me- why does he want to be married to me?
-agree that both of us will express whenever we are upset with the other person and tell them what we need from them
-understand that I will be jealous, paranoid and cry a lot for awhile until we get through this and he needs to be patient and not mad when I do
On my part, I will promise to not act like I am better than him or that I could never have an affair (because I believe we are all vulnerable but need to have clear boundaries and choose to commit), and not to bring up the fact that he had the A every time we argue about something, and promise to open my heart to trust him again and forgive him as long as he does the above.
Last edited by newmama; 03/08/1006:41 AM.
me,34 exH,34 S,16 months S:3/31/09-left for OW started DBing 10/09 d final: sometime 10/10 current: http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2022856&page=1 met in 2004