Thank you very much for the well wishes and prayers. I need all of them! Flutter, I agree with you, that a fresh start can have a lot of positives. I try to focus on that when I'm feeling waaaaaaay down low.
Shocked, Not really sure that I can say o.w. is fading away. I think she's still very much in the picture. Last weekend she and her child were with H. at his place...and he actually called me while they were there! Whatever. He has lost his mind I think. Who does that? You are right, and I had forgotten about the anger being a very common MLC thing. I have read about it; I need to brush up, because he's been like this a lot with me, especially when I try to talk about the real steps regarding what we are to do (mediate, etc.). Anything too "real" stirs up his anger (fear?) and he lashes out, acts very childish. I don't think he's out of replay though. I mean, he's telling me he wants to see what's out there. He wants to date other women. He's looking, I am sure. He's not done. It could be a long time for him. We might even get divorced and he'll still live a long time in replay, looking for happiness in someone else, just like NYS said. Thank you for the prayers; I reciprocate them! Hugs, Hope
Most of us really marry only once. First love endures, even unto our dying day. And we never really divorce.