BO, I too am having trouble with W's friend/friends. They are all single or D and she has been living that life style. She sees her friend go out on dates and hook up with guys and now I found out she hooked up with OM. There is something to be said about the company you keep. I don't think my W is saying to them she wants to work on M but if she were maybe they would support it. After I found out about the hook up I joined a dating website and my W's friend found me on there. I know that info got back to W. Last week I true understood the following from robx:
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This is what works: Agree with your wife. Agree with her friends. Tell your wife that she is right, divorce is the best thing, things aren't working out and this isn't what you want so whenever she wants to proceed with divorce, you'll be fine with it, in fact you'll be better than fine, you'll be fantastic. There is no use in fighting with her and there is no use in trying to change her mind because that just puts you at odds with her feelings and emotions and she is a very feeling and emotional person. Doing these things will work far better than anything you've tried thus far and then... move on with your life, stop trying to save the marriage, start living a single life, detach, move on, improve your life and yourself and go out and have fun instead of being depressed and lonely.
This seems to be working for me.
Up til now I have been patience just focusing on myself for the past 8 months. I finally decide to contact W and tell her we need to discuss our post marital agreement-me moving on with my life and I'm OK with it.
W has contacted me more this week than over the past 6 months.
It's true when they say "People want what they can't have" Right now I'm showing my W she can't have me.
As for her friend-I can't control who she talks too. I just won't be apart of it.
Coach has and others have seen so much here. Once you really understand what they are telling us, things will start to turn.
Get to your happy place and W will notice.
I know our W's friends issues are a little different but I have a meeting with her next week to show her I am happy no matter what the outcome.
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