Originally Posted By: Jeep74
Just remember this - a monkey never lets loose a branch until it has a grip on another one...

Yeah, W didn't have the courage to leave the M without someone else to be with. My mom broke up two of her marriages (one with my dad) and she says she never had a man waiting for her on the outside. My wife is weak, though. She desperately needs attention from people, probably because her dad was (and is) aloof and pushed her off of him when she was a child.

Originally Posted By: Jeep74
Adultery doesn't just include sex. And what makes you think they haven't slept together?

I do think they have. I thought I stated or implied that.

Originally Posted By: Jeep74
She was done. Otherwise, she wouldn't have committed adultery. Period.

No. People cheat all the time and want to continue their marriages. Some people want their spouse and their lover at the same time. Some people want to fix their marriages after cheating. Some desperately want to be forgiven for cheating, but their spouse can never get over it, and leaves them eventually, leaving the spouse that cheated with a long life of guilt.


M: 33, W: 30 @BD
M 7, T 10
BD: Early Dec
W left: Late Dec
W got stuff: Late Jan
W sent S papers: Mid Feb
OM cnfrmd: Late Feb

Pain can yield tremendous growth OR everlasting sadness and bitterness.