Thanks for all the support!

Bkln- I really needed the reality check! I think I *knew* all of that, but I needed to keep reminding myself so that my heart can start to follow. I think a lot of DB concepts are counter-intuitive.... but we need to be conscience of our instincts and do the opposite, because after-all, isn't that how we all got here in the first place? Following our 'instincts' in the M and that led to the break-up.

ces67- I've read your sitch a little and I can only imagine how hard it is to know that she's not in the M anymore, but wants to stay 'together' for the kids. It must have been awful to be alone on on those special days and get yelled at on your birthday. It amazes me sometimes how cruel our WAS can be. They seem to feel justified. I think that if most of us were asked: "would you take your spouse back right now, just they way they are?", we would say no. Because why would any of us want to be in an R with so much negativity. But I also know that all of here are *here* because we know that this 'alien' is not our spouses authentic self and we are all waiting for the *real* them to be returned us.

**just some thoughts that need to get out of my head**

On Thursdays, I have my 'night off' from the kids. This also includes no night time baby duty. So I sleep in the guest room, and H sleeps in my room (the baby sleeps in there too because of health issues). I always put on a little extra perfume before crawling into his bed, hopefully it gets into the sheets and pillows so he'll smell me when he gets back in that bed smile But when I get back into my bed on Friday nights, I can smell him in my sheets and pillows- it's a strange heartbreak and comfort to know that he was so close to where I am laying, almost like he's sleeping next to me.

H goes out on Friday nights, and sometimes doesn't come home. Well last night, he made a point of telling me his plans and that I should leave the back door unlocked for him (we have a chain on the front door and the back door is well hidden) He was wearing sweatpants and a hoodie (def. not club/bar attire) He lingered with me on the couch before he left and even showed me a few things on the internet that he thought I would find funny... Then he slowly walked to the door and said 'good-bye' with sad puppy eyes. I simply smiled back and said 'have fun' while I quickly turned my attention back to my laptop.
THIS WAS SO HARD FOR ME TO DO!! All I wanted to do was say: "stay with me. let's hang out"

Does anyone else have a hard time not having sexual desires for their WAS? I may be stepping into a dangerous topic.... my H walks around the house in his boxers, or just sweatpants- not all the time. [he's a power lifter. and he's been working out at the gym for 3 hours everyday since the bomb. I used to think he was getting ripped for another woman, but I cave come to accept that they gym is his sanctuary and he enjoys the company there] but the side effect is that he is SO HOT! and I can't have him.... it's not fair!!


M-31, H-31
T-9, M-7
S-6, s-20mth
sep 8/1/11
ILYNILWY 11/29/11
Creating separation papers.
Discover H has feelings for BFF, she does too 1/11/12
H moves out 1.20.12