My husband is addicted to an emotional affair

[awest1217]

The one thing I agree with rr22 about is there is a large possibility that H will move on to another OW. EA's are so much harder because H is using the EA to cover up other emotions so until he deals with those he will probably do it again. I know from experience. If H does move on to a different OW, you need to file. You will need to find someone else because otherwise he will just keep dragging you down. Once again talking from experience. My H would have internet EA's all while we were dating and engaged. I thought it was just about the physical part because we were abstinant until marriage, but it was all about the emotional side. I thought it would stop when we got married. It didn't. Actually it got worse because now he has means to go off with these OW and live with them. Since marriage there have been two and this last one is the one where he moved out and lived with her.

This could really ruin you. It has taken me a year to get some of my self-respect back and even then I still have major hard times because we have been together so long. I don't want to see you do the same thing. For me it has been over a year of separation and the same OW with previous OW popping up. You ultimately have to make the decision but I agree with rr22. If a different OW pops up....dump him.