Oh, Painter. I am so sorry that all of this has happened to you, and after so many signs that gave you hope. That hope given and then taken back again is the cruelest thing that so many of us face. You have given your relationship the best possible chance it could have had. Stay strong.


H: 44, Me: 45
Married: 20 y Together: 25 y
no kids
Walk away: 12/15
Asked for temp separation 12/25/15
PA confirmed 3/16 (apparently neither the first, nor the last PA he has had)
H filed for D 5/16