Moving My Picnic Blanket Over Here

[tigerlily78]

You're welcome. I have had to say similar to a couple friends. I have only confided in ONE family member (sister who went through longterm BF leaving her for OW, she is very private like me and can keep things in confidence) that there is in OW in my sitch, so that has made things a lot easier. My family all lives in a different state so it has been easier to limit what I tell them to "he is going through a midlife crisis and acting kind of kooky and making some selfish and bad decisions, but I am pretty confident we can ride this out. I am at least willing to try."

Even though my Mom has been very resentful of H and our relationship in the past, she has actually turned out to be surprisingly supportive in this. She sent me marriage and communication books for my birthday at my request. She has told me how proud she is that I am willing to stand up for my relationship through a challenge, when most people these days would take the easy way out. So that feels nice.

I am doing fairly well at the moment, thanks for asking. I had some recent positives so I am trying to keep them at the forefront of my mind, that there is still plenty of hope.