Originally Posted By: uRworthy
As far as other women, I dont think you are anywhere near ready to be thinking about that.


Right. I said I'm NOT interested in other women. If W doesn't come around and see that our 34 years together were good, and can be even better, then I'd rather be by myself.

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As far as them having issues, well, so does your wife - you are just more familiar with hers. wink.


What can I say, you got me there!

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The thing of it is, if it comes to that, I can understand you being open for reconnection, absoloutely. Keeping the door slightly cracked is healthy, but, I'd hate to see you hainging on forever waiting and not moving forward with your life.


I am moving forward. I'm doing everything that I want to do. We all should. Moving forward doesn't mean we have to dump them, or start a new R.

We are told over and over that MLC takes years to work through. I consider it admirable to stand by our spouse during this period if we can do it.

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And one day that might very well include wanting to meet someone.

But as I said, you will know when you are ready.


I don't even want to think about that.

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Life should be savored, FY. And I for one hope that if my future includes a relationship, I will relish every part of it. smile


Agreed, and I'm sure you will.

You said it has been almost 6 years since your BD. How long did you stand, and were you the one to initiate D?


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