Originally Posted By: 25yearsmlc
don't get bogged down in one conversation or gesture. There are no "Right words said in the correct order" that will change your w.

You cannot solve her puzzle. Leave her to it.

Jim - This is extremely important. Think of the Serenity Prayer and the wisdom to know what you can and cannot control. Detaching from this can really free you and the work you have to do on yourself.

Like Doodler said too, just learn from your mistakes on right/wrong words. They're just words and remember it took a while to get in your sitch and you're not going to get out of it or make it worse with a slip of a few words.

Originally Posted By: 25yearsmlc
I think you are making more progress than you realize.

I agree with 25 here. This is a marathon and not a sprint and awareness is key. You've identified many things that we all naturally have gone through in this process.

Hope you have a great weekend.


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