I have been divorced for a year now. Prior to that we had an 8 month separation and then a very nasty 13 month divorce. I recently found out that she's now involved in a committed relationship with a man that she worked with over 10 years ago while we were raising our family. It does hurt...even after all this time.
I know she still hurts. I've been apologizing for 3 years. Maybe that's not enough to address the pain that I caused her. But what more could I have done...other than not screw up in the first place? I'd take it all back if I could. I had remorse, I apologized, I asked forgiveness, I did all I could to atone, I went to a Love Without Hurt Bootcamp, I took a Compassionate Parenting course, and I went to counseling. 'I am not the same person I was in that relationship'.
My behavior truly was reflective of how I felt about myself, instead of how I felt about her. I'm sorry that she still hurts...I remember each and every thing that she remembers.
I'm struggling to 'let go'...the emotional divorce is harder than the physical divorce.


"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.