Rebel without a clue

[prometheus]

I got a reply from my wife by email the other day in relation to the reply i sent to her as posted *here*.

Here is the reply that i got:

Angry & frustrated....story of my life...& i've made no secret of it!
The opportunity for working on this relationship has long passed.
We shall separate.....but it's up to you whether that happens easily or with major disruption.....
Mrs Prometheus

A couple of weeks later i then got:

Prometheus,
It seems to me that you do not hear, or in fact, read a single word I say!
You are stuck in that place of 18 mnths ago when I first told you I wanted a separation, you cannot think that I will change my mind....that is delusional, to say the least. I cannot remain in that stuck place with you anymore.
It's at the point now that I feel you are taking advantage of me & playing me for a fool. I will move out....finding somewhere is not easy but I will perservere.
The fact that you wont move out doesn't make you right....it makes you an a$$h01e!
I have moved on.....the marriage is a thing of the past & you need to let it go!
I do not have to share anything with you....the more you push me, the less you'll get from me. Grow up!

I replied some days later:

Hi Mrs Prometheus,

I just read your email. I don't check this address very often, hence the late reply.

Mrs Prometheus, you sound angry and frustrated, I'm sorry if you feel that way. I would prefer that we stay together and work on our relationship, but I do want you to be happy and if you feel that you *must* leave to be happy then I support you in your decision. But to reaffirm what i said, i would prefer that you did not leave.


I admit to you all that i have stopped checking(i never used the address much anyway) the particular email address these messages are being sent to. I have been unwilling to read the hurtful emails that i suspect will be there when i look, so i have only been checking it once a fortnight. I feel shame at being so weak in this regard but that is my reality.

Reading back on my reply, it does look very lame. As Mr Bond might say - "why are you poking the bear with a stick?"

Thanks for reading