Keep Wearing Wedding Band? [Thread #2]

[CT1118]

a) What is the difference between WW and MLC?

b) I can see that someone having a MLC is very likely to become a WW/WH, though it's not absolutely necessary. For example, an MLC can just get a red sports car, take a backpack trip across the globe, and be done w/ his/her MLC. But can a spouse be a WW/WH without having a MLC? If it's not MLC that's driving a person into WW/WH, what's driving them?

Dooooooooooode! I did all that work on my thread man...page 1, go back and re-read it. I have MLC stuff and reasons for an A that happen w/ or w/out MLC. I also have some other stuff to post once my thread hits 100 and resets (PS, I'm at 98, so go there and find two things to say so I can re-start). And....b/c Wonka is a wordsmithing Samurai and Sandi is the hammer of truth, I would also like to read their input.

Also:

The conversation turned to one of her friends, who I believe has been at best an encouraging echo chamber with respect to my W becoming WW/MLC; and at worst a fire-setter. I have zero respect for this friend because she's a habitual liar, is having an A w/ a married man, is an unprincipled and crappy (single) parent, and a crappy daughter to her elderly parents.

First - one cannot be encouraged to have an MLC, and MLC either will or will not occur. All of us however, will face thoughts of mortality, value, and purpose in middle age, does not mean an MLC. But, this dirt bag could encourage negative behaviors that your WW presents as wanting justification on, regardless of her being a WW w/or w/out MLC.
MY WW has two best friends living in her hometown. One of them recently told her H who was going thru a depression that if he did not get better and have ML w/ she would go out and find it. The other is M w/ a dude that she began an office affair with while his W was pregnant w/ twins. So, think my WW gets encouraged w/ all the need freedom, not built for marriage, have a right to my own body bullsht from those two? Bet your a*s. Also why her BF's who took my side are not being spoken w/ at this time.