Hello Brokeninside,

I can say ruefully that talking about the R or the M when your other half is on his/her way out the door is very counter-productive. You feel you have to talk about it, it's the one thing on your mind, but if you talk to your spouse, you'll hear a lot of things that hurt horribly -and the more "cornered" he/she feels, the more they'll hurt. many of those things aren't strictly true, or just true at that minute, in anger. But giving the spouse a


Me: 46
H:42
Together for 18 yrs, married 14.
3 children: 2 girls 13 and 10, one boy 7.
Husband had affair, ended it and then decided on separation.
Separated 08/2010