Well, I do need to work on self improvement, not just to save my marriage, but to become a better person. I do not like who I have become over the years.
As far as what I am going to do, I can not have another person in my life as a partner while I am on my journey. Not my wife or any other woman. I am still married, even though I have stepped out in the last, and even though I have the green light from her, I am not going to violate my marriage regardless of what she does.
I need to be the role model for my children. They need some sort of normalcy. I have to be the strong one for them, and to not lose my own sanity.
I respect that stand. It's the right thing to do, for as long as you are able to do it.
How did you leave it with your wife? What does she think your position is on her continuing to be in contact with other men?