Mines been off since the second time my W went to see OM. Hers has been off about a month before that. I just can't bring myself to wear it and find myself thinking if we are able to R then I'll need to get another one. To me that ring symbolizes a M that's no longer there. A new one would symbolize something new that we are both committed to.
Doodler, excellent idea by the way! Ha!
JR, good to see you brother!
FG, I think your comments around strength from honor are spot on. Sticking to your principles in the face of something this rough can only help build you as a man and human being. I've no doubt that we will all come out much stronger and with a better understanding of ourselves when all is said and done. To JRs point, this is definitely not first wave at Omaha Beach tough, thank god for that! Easy to get lost in self pity, but a perspective smack like that helps to leap out of that hole!
Hang in there brother, you're fighting the good fight!
Me39 M11 : T13 D9 BD 5/31/16 In House S until 6/21/17 Divorced 10/5/18