GAL process feels weird at first, but the more you do it, the easier it is going to be. Just love yourself enough to give yourself that first push.

Regarding goal posts... I don't know. I'm pretty sure that it is my goal post too. But does it matter? The goal is that if or when he walks out, he is not walking out on a broken woman. For me, it is also about agency and choice. I want to be in a position where I have a lot more say about whether the marriage goes forward or ends in divorce. Right now I have none. That will change.

So, if you think about it, this process is helpful no matter what happens.


Me: 28
H: 30
T: 9 M: 7

WAH: First half of 2017. Round 2 started in Spring 2018.

Husband has begun an affair.