Hi Meganna,

I don't believe men always have affairs, but often it is used as their 'ticket out' Either to leave under their own steam or you to make them leave. Only after the devestation of the 'bomb dropping' do most of us take a serious long retrospective look at our marriage. Now we see things that we shrugged off in the past, accepted weak excuses, strange behaviors that indicate the MLC was going on long before the A ever did.

If you were wise enough to realize your H was in turmoil before an A ever happened, good for you, and your H is a very lucky man. Depression is a dangerous, insidious thing. If your husband is showing these signs, you have come to the right place. There are some very smart people here, who have seen and heard it all.

Again, welcome. There will be some suggested reading comeing your way. Read it. It helps understand so much.


ME: 54
Him: 51
M: 20 years T: 21 years
OW/New wife: 36
Sons & Daughters: 7 (ages 24-36)
Bomb: March 4, 2010
He Filed: April 28, 2010
I Contested: May 1, 2010
Standing Down: 11/24/10
Divorced : 05/04/2011