Listen to Sotto.

Your introspections so far don't seem very deep, and they still seem far too focused on your W and not nearly focused on your issues.

A therapist would do far more than summarize. He or she would push you to get down to the real issues by asking questions like "You seem to see women as objects to enhance your self-esteem, rather than people in their own right. Why is that?" and "Do you think it is appropriate for a married man to be trying to attract women?"

You seem to think your brokenness is behind you. It doesn't appear that you are truly seeing how shallow your thinking about women is. not in the past. Right now.

Let me know if my this aren't helping and I'll stop posting in your thread.

Best of luck.


Me: 44
H: 44
Kids: 20, 16, 16, and 10
Together/Married: 22 years
H announced he was emotionally detached and considering D: 4/4/16
H announced he is going to try to stay and reconnect: 5/1/16