Originally Posted By: MCS
Yep, that one hurt a little....

I get it. A few months ago, when I called an L and told her, in full disclosure, that R was still an option for me, she said it was a normal phase, and then there will be anger and then... She said she'd seen R in perhaps 1-2% of her cases (she sees only the litigious part: after mediation failed, before D). I don't bring this up as proper stats, but to share that it's sometimes hard to be confronted in our hopes. I believe that our chances are much higher than this, but also that we're doing the right thing for ourselves, regardless of the outcome with WW.

As for your dating, please feel free to share whatever you want with us. I greatly enjoy reading your thoughts. I personally decided that, much like my parenting, there's only so much I want to discuss about this on this board. I'll say that I simply follow the normal process of someone who's on these sites, creating a profile and then getting in touch.

It might be interesting to see why you are on these sites. I think you started exploring it. You miss the connection with someone else. It is often mentioned that it's great for the ego to get female attention, but honestly, I don't get it: it's not really how I feel for these interactions. I'd be curious if you do feel the ego shot. I like your insights about how an EA can start so easily. To me, it's now fascinating to think that I could let my WW starve emotionally next to me. She was here, she was with me, I had every chance to feed her, yet I was deaf. If I had a traveling machine, I'd go back in time to smack myself on the head.

Well, seems like I'm just rambling tonight. Main message: I'm here and reading you, as always.


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D 2016-09

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