You must be a phenomenal, well-loved teacher. You've been on this forum less than a week and already have 8 pages of posts from a dozen people. Your guy may have flipped out and gone AWOL, but everyone else loves you just fine!
Just been reading Snodderly's link. Thanks for posting it, but yikes! This is exactly what I've been learning from Larry's course. Who knew there were so many messed up people walking around? Scary!
I've watched two women go through divorce close up, both because of OW. I remember wondering why they just didn't snap out of it and get on with their lives.
Now I get it!
You need time to grieve, time to adjust.
So take all the time you need and don't listen to anyone who hasn't been through this, as well-intentioned as they may be.
It was like I thought I knew all about how to handle children...until I had one!
Opt for the voice of experience. Take your time, set your own pace.
