Well, I know they talk. Two of my W's friends who went thru M problems used to run up and hug me and thank me for being who I am - this was in 2010.
So, as 2011 closed down, neither would talk to me at all. So what was the difference? WAS/MLC - whatever category my W fell into, and whatever she told them. Only one of my W's friends still talks to me, because she disapproved of what my W was doing and how she was acting. She is in her mid-50's and has been thru it, while my W is 41 and the rest of her friends in their mid 30's.
So yeah, I'm sure they talk. And I'm sure they build bias based on the single story they hear.
Originally Posted By: SailingAlone
Is the expanding list of people in the "know" an indication that she is about to leave?
Not necessarily. My W was in the position to tell a whole town - and she damn near did. She has threatened to leave; we started rebuilding last September. In December she stated she wanted to get a place of her own because she just can find happiness. I'm guessing she was/is in the 'Depression Phase' of the MLC. But, she is still at the house, and even talking about the future.
That didn't occur by my doing nothing, though, and we're by no means out of the woods. But, it's better than it has been for a while.
