A few notes about what makes me think this is a sort of MLC, even though my W is only 34. I've read very little about MLCs though.
My W said during the BD talks that maybe she had her kids too young after all, even though she's the one who was ready first to have a baby and I agreed a month later (W gave birth at 27). My W even told me she was quoting me about being too young, but I have no recollection of saying that. She's been treating the kids as work more than people since she left, putting them to bed very early for instance (D6 noticed).
She's high on the youthfulness of her colleagues. When I asked her what age are her colleagues, she replied: "My age: 30, 28" (she's 34).
The lifestyle she bought into is not conducive to kids, like the one we had created for ourselves, with lots of other families. Her colleagues don't have kids. Few seem to be in long term relationships. They go out a lot. They have activities together outside of work, such as charity runs, etc.
She brags about drinking more alcohol. She has been doing so since she started this job and seems to bring it up every opportunity she gets. She would drink less than a glass of alcohol per month since 2005, after a similar episode where she decided that drunk = fun, until she threw up a few hours later.
She changed her clothes into something sexier, though not dramatically. But she now has boots with heels and a few dresses, which she never wore before (even though I would have liked it). And don't get me started on her S&M Halloween costume! ;-)
And of course, there are the good looks and age of her BF (5.5 years her junior).
M39 D6 D3 (at S) S 2014-09 D 2016-09
"You can't start a fire sitting around, crying over a broken heart" - Bruce Springsteen.
