Originally Posted By: LW2381
We are 6 months in since BD#1(W wants out) and almost a month since BD#2 (EA/PA confirmed). She knows what is right, but seems to think there is better out there.


LW2381,

Yeah, I don't know the psychology behind the strategy, but they seem to like to drag things out for a long time. I don't know that it's an overt process, but part of the process involves trying to find reasons to leave (rather than reasons to stay). You know, you're not able to do anything right and anything you say can and will be used against you. They're working on breaking their own emotional bonds and all the while keeping you on the hook as their safety net. In many other contexts it would be great sport, but it stinks when it's a marriage.