I was at a small social event tonight, mostly guys a couple of significant others that I've been meeting with a few times. Keep in mind, I live in a small and tight resort community. My wife's family is rather notorious and sometimes not for positive reasons...

Anyway, I wanted to say something to my little group about my impending separation. I didn't want to trash everyone's night so I kept my mouth shut. Something really odd happened afterwards. As we called it a night and we all walked out the door, every male reached out and shook my hand before I left. This has never happened before, the shaking of the hand at these meetings. I think everyone was aware of my marital problems and they were offering some sort of condolence or support. This touched me deeply since I've felt so isolated, this has been one of my few social outlets. Funny how things work, small towns, big surprises...


M41 W39
D3
Open Marriage Request by W 6/15
BD 9/15
1st EA 10/15
2nd EA discovered: 1/16
I moved out: 1/16
2nd EA blew apart 2/16
PA 4/16
I've had enough, filing for D