Thanks for your reply.. Well, W and I were living together for 10 years with out her being divorced. She started her divorce a year into our relationship, but it never got completed for unknown reasons since she was getting free help because we could not pay an attorney. We are hispanics, mexican desendants, and have this tabboo that if you get married it will not last and you will end up divorced in no time. We believed it, for as stupid as it sounds.
My story is a bit confusing. I met her 10 yrs ago and she was separated and do not know for how long, we started living together real soon. We just fell in love for each other. After a year she put her divorce papers with this other man. She hates this guy for so many reasons.
Now, she met NEW MAN while we were having problems. And no she is not married to this man, or me..
Still, I consider her to be my W and as you posted on Eric's post time ago "for the better, or for the worst" and right now I really felt like throwing the towel, but reading his post makes me realize that I am in it even for the WORST.
On this, it really does not means I need to be a doormat, and I need to learn to set boundaries. Again, specifics on how to do this helps a lot..