I didn't do any begging or pleading at any point. I've made it very clear from the beginning that i didn't want a D, but I would support whatever she wanted to do.
She said she wanted to follow through with the D, and I told her I would go down that path with her. In the end she wasn't a strong enough person to stick this out. She wasn't giving me what i needed to see as indicators of progress and in turn wasn't able to give her what she needed to rebuild this.
She has asked me for nothing but the children and child support. I'm keeping the house and most of the assets. I'm in the military and she isn't going after my retirement.
I still wish there was some way this could all be avoided, but I don't think so. She hinted at a possible future reconcile, but I told her once we have the July 8 court date to discuss custody and child support, that was a boundary crossed and that was it.
It appears as though 17 1/2 years of a good marriage has been tossed out the window. I really wish she was strong enough to go through this. She feels that D is easier than reconciliation.
Reconciliation can be a difficult process to go through, but can be very rewarding in the end. D is also a difficult process, but effects everyone involved for the rest of there lives.
I will never understand this, and I hope that no one else would have to experience this. I truly thought that we were on the road to recovery, but I was obviously wrong.
Married 18 Me 39 W 37 D 15 D 5 Divorce Filed 8 April 2010 Beginning of Reconcile 8 Sept