Lisa, thanks for your womanly perspective. Please feel free to offer it any time! Your story about how you would even take back an ex (to dinner at least) and have memories of why you were with him is interesting. As long as I do not talk R and screw it up smile

Tarheel, thanks for chiming in. Good to hear from you my friend!

igit, again, thanks for keeping up with me. That is awesome you take the time to coach your kids as well. I am sure my W will see it as a positive, but I could care less how she sees it. This to me, is what being a dad is all about. This is what I would give up a lot to do. I really am happy I get to do this.

I did send my W the following text after we spoke on the phone. I was trying to 180 and initiate texting.

Me.I am so friggin happy smile smile smile smile smile

W: Good! Hopefully it will be fun!

Me: Want to meet at Dick's Sporting Goods on Thursday afternoon when you get S5 and S3. We can get their soccer stuff and maybe have an early dinner before i have to be at the coaches meeting at 6

W: Ok.

So...there...


Me: 42
W: 32
Married 7 years together 8.5
S1: 7 S2:7
Bomb #1: 09-16-13
Recon #1: 11/13
A discovered 04-03-2014
W filed D 05-19-14 but never served me
I filed D 12-02-2014
S 05-31-14
Divorced 5-19-16