I am sick of losing my self respect and licking up crumbs and literally HATE to see others do it.
Your self respect is determined by your wife's actions?
Not arguing with you.
I just don't agree with you.
My loss of self respect would have come from my actions. Not from my wife's choice of a duchebag lover.
This choice to try your best to save a marriage, this is the worse part of: "for better or worse."
Better is a piece of cake.
But don't ever compare your self worth to your wife's horrible choices.
Your self esteem and worth should be a bit battered because of what you own up to in your part of your marriage failing, but not from her choices. Not as long as you're addressing your failings.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK