"She continues to let everyone know that she is getting divorced and how happy she is. Doesn't seem miserable at all....."
This drive me nuts, too, and I agree with everyone that it is all an act. I read somewhere that when they act the happiest is when they are hurting the most. It's where the denial of the depression fits in.
My W made it a point to tell just about everyone at our kids school Open House last night about the D and smiled from ear to ear when she did. Everyone she told that to gave me a look like she was totally insane. And, she is.
M 39 W 41 Married 18 years Together 21 D18 D10 S6 D filed May 16, 2011 Bomb Dropped May 18, 2011 D in process
Same thing happened here but it was at my daughters b-day party that she threw and did not invite me.
Me: 37 W: 37 Married Feb 14 1997 Seperated Thanksgiving weekend 2010 No divorce filed yet 1st born son:13 2nd daughter:9 3rd son:4 Trying hard to detach
Same thing happened here but it was at my daughters b-day party that she threw and did not invite me.
Me: 37 W: 37 Married Feb 14 1997 Seperated Thanksgiving weekend 2010 No divorce filed yet 1st born son:13 2nd daughter:9 3rd son:4 Trying hard to detach
Thanks again everyone. I may have made a mistake tonight. I'm not sure.
I was feeling a little bad about our phone interaction the other day so I sent my W the following text:
M: I'm sorry about the other day on the phone.
W: Why?
M: Just for losing my cool and being an a$$hole. I should have realized that you may not have understood my emails. I just wanted to apologize for it.
W: Ok.
That was it. Nothing more. She lost her cool on the phone as well the other day, but did not apologize. I wasn't expecting one. Was this a wrong thing for me to do? Just curious.
Tad
Currently: M 56 XW 57 Sons 38,33,31,29
The Sitch: Married 26 years EA w/ OM 9/10 Bomb 10/10 (5 weeks after 25th anniversary) Sep 12/10 She wants D 1/11 W files 5/11 D final 10/11 XW marries OM 6/13
Tad, you are getting some very perspective as you crawl all over this. Here's something: later down the road, she likely won't remember much of the detail. Like her mind has amnesia about parts of it.
What she says or does is not indicative of what she really is, Tad. You are operating under the idea that people say what they mean LONG TERM. She is working in seconds. No filter. Her feelings spew out as they occur and they will not make sense to somebody who is paying attention. It is indicative of the turmoil.
What's the cause? Who really knows? Is this her issue? Absolutely Tad. Is this something you can "fix"? Nope. Can you make it take longer? Yep.
Good luck on the job interview!
AJ
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" MLK Put the glass down... "Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."
The Sitch: Married 26 years EA w/ OM 9/10 Bomb 10/10 (5 weeks after 25th anniversary) Sep 12/10 She wants D 1/11 W files 5/11 D final 10/11 XW marries OM 6/13