And then I hit continue and posted before I finished
this whole story I missed must have affected my brain

Caverna sweetie
you two are talking - you may not be saying exactly what each other want to hear but you are talking and telling each other stuff and that is one big move from where you where before

You are not sure (either of you) how this will work
so you have to focus on the future
you need to sit down and say talking about the past will just not do it you need to discuss what your future will look like
there are tips for this all through the DB and DR book
one thing he needs to understand that is YOU will need to talk about what he has done and why - You need to to hear him talk about it and he needs to understand that he can never apologise enough but that non of it means you can't move on from it - but if you don't talk about it you won't move on from it
you need to read (and he needs to read) I don't which part of the book it is in somewhere in DB book
the bit where the H realises that he needs to answer his W questions about his a with OW and does just that
and over time she stops asking him questions

He needs to understand that if you don't ask and he doesn't answer as honestly as he can then neither of you will get through this

hang on

ok got it page 150 of the DB book Schedule Time-Limited Conflict Resolution Sessions
its about a couple called Ann and Chuck - it is you guys exactly you both need to read it

It seems to me that you two are so scared of making the same mistakes again that you don't know how to proceed
you need a plan - a joint plan this time of what you want and how you will make it happen
and remember happiness is not the end result of some path in life - it is something that we make happen as we move along the path we have chosen

Your back in my favourites again

I am becoming particularly notorious at losing people
so if you start a new thread can you post on mine so I know
that way I won't lose you

bj


my thread