Hi Raine!

I like what you wrote, TVS "It's hard when we are one of the ropes, but I think of it as a transition. They aren't going to let go of all of the other ropes and just have us till they are ready. They need to fully realize they don't need those other ropes ( and that these ropes actually make their life worse, not better)."

Transitional ropes, sigh... I wonder if the MLCers drop (or cut?) them one at a time, or all at once. Probably a little of each. I'm learning, to my sorrow, that Russian ropes are a lot more tenatious and sturdier than I ever dreamed. Sort of like the ivy that climbs up the chimney, and actually sinks its little suckers right into the mortar somehow. Damned Russian ropes. 

I took your quiz too Raine. My dilemma was that my H is in love with another woman; my hole very deep but not too big in diameter; I walked around it. Like Mz J's. I'm glad you interpreted hers as "it may not be that you're avoiding. You're doing it your way in your time. You're taking precaution and taking the safe route.". I figured I was avoiding too. But I'm glad that my smallish hole means that my H being in love with RT is not a big problem. Maybe I stated the wrong dilemma though. "My H is going thru a MLC" probably would have had a different outcome! Big big hole!

How do you keep all these OW straight Raine? How did you learn of all of them? It must be so hurtful. But you know what I think, that a lot of OW is a better sitch than one particular OW. None would be better yet, but when my H was telling 3 or 4 Russian female pen pals that he was in love with them all at the same time, I was reassured that none of them actually meant anything. I'm a bit shakey now that he's narrowed it down to one. 

Put on your baker's cap Raine! I'll be glad when the baking is finally done and it's time to whip up some frosting!


Linda

Me 65, Ex 64
M 38 y
2 adult S, 4 G-Kids
MLC 11/07
BD 12/09
D 3/14
Dating nice guy 7/14
Engaged to nice guy 12/17