Allen, thanks so much for spelling it out for me so clearly and also for posting that article. I needed that.

You put it in simple terms that are easy to understand. Now I see that I should be constantly pushing towards both RECONCILIATION and SEPARATION, having her make a decision for one or the other and not to allow room for the third option, the open marriage option.

I'm planning to get my protection phase letter ready for her now, because I think she's about to move into an apartment. I sure hope reality kicks in soon for her after she leaves.

Her sister, who suffers depression, left her husband about a year ago and he pursued for a short time, then went into NC after reading about what to do, and unfortunately she never gave him a chance, never called or anything. And now she is serving him D papers. I don't think an affair was involved in their case, at least not at the beginning. There situation makes me very nervous b/c after all, she is my wife's sister and they think in similar ways.

On a more positive note, my wife did pick up the book that I left for her, "The Case Against Divorce" and read it for awhile before bed. I also noticed she tried to do a background check on the OM using the internet.


My wife is asking for a divorce and I don't completely understand why.