I see a lot of myself in your posts. You cannot change the things you've done wrong (I wish I could) but you can stop doing more things wrong.

Stop doing ANYTHING for her. I keeps you stuck in a pattern and enables/makes her choice easier.

The kids may open up to you more because they feel safer/at ease with you. Mine did (and do?). Par for the course.

I got the lion's share of the bills too.

Nice guys finish last.

But we finish.


"Fear is the mind-killer" Muad'Dib
Me 53, XW 44, DD 14, DS 12
Bomb and OM 12/15/06
Separated 01/02/07
Divorced 05/13/08
X married OM(OMH) 08/2009
Married 06/09/13