Okay, I'm back.

And first, can I say - I kind of understand you?

I mean, I know how uncomfortable it can be, day in and day out, risking intimacy and being vulnerable with a spouse who has inexplicably wounded you so badly.

And I know what it is like, even on a good day, to have the words "I want a divorce" pop unexpectedly into your head.

And I know what it is like to wish, just a little bit, that your spouse could experience the horrible pain of finding you in an affair, if only so they would understand what kind of pain they inflicted on you.

And I know what it is like to look at the opposite sex with a new-found sense of possibility - where what once was unthinkable now enters your mind, because your spouse did it.

I know all these things, and I suspect most long-time Piecers have felt some or all of this.

So before I get into specifics, just remember that, to some extent, I feel your pain, okay?

Ellie