Originally Posted By: 25yearsmlc
Create that mystery some more,

and let the idea grow in her that the possibility of you not always being around for her, exists...you may become the man she always hoped you were, only to be some other woman's h...


How do you reconcile this with the fact that like mine, A's wife WANTS him to move on and probably would even be quite happy to know he is opening himself to the option of finding a new partner?

Originally Posted By: Arsene
...it always seems to me like sisterly concern. Like she's happy that I seem to be moving on.


Right. What do think she would feel or do at this point when she caught wind of this new 'mystery'?

25, you obviously have much more experience with how this has played out in dozens or even hundreds of situations. Please give us your take.


M: A really long time.
Crisis: 5 years.
She's still worth it.

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. -Viktor Frankl