Here are 2 quotes I pulled from my 2003 threads when my H came back from the OW:

Originally Posted By: ceberon
I just thought I'd give a quick point of view here. No matter what, if you've had a marriage, you have a lot of vested emotional and relationship energy into the other person. No matter what happens with another person outside of the relationship, it's not your spouse. You can't instantly leave and go with another person and be just fine with it.. no matter what a person may say, they're still most likely constantly being reminded of what they've lost.


Originally Posted By: ceberon
1. I realized that my W knew a lot of things about me that it would take a very long time for anyone else to know. And that my W also knew things that some people might not be able to accept. She knew I get food poisoning easily (keeps me up all night being really sick), I have a thing about needing some part of my body to touch her while I'm sleeping to be able to relax (sorta lets me know while I'm asleep that she's still there), I hate when people raise their voice at me, the foods I don't like to eat, etc. I realized when I was getting to know OW that I wasn't giving her much information because I couldn't trust that she could handle it as well as my W.


-Calystra