Ready to live together again, but

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you are welcome 26. It isn't an easy road and I sure as heck wish I'd known more about MLC those first months, but I pulled through, so will you. Focus on yourself and don't believe half of what she says, (my H would talk about selling the house and getting his share of the equity, even had a lawyer at some point.)
Working out did wonders for me, go running, my options were limited since I was the one taking care of the kids, but I did try to make a life for myself and seemed content whenever I got a chance to see my H. The first months he'd run out of the door as soon as I'd come in, or we'd talk for 10min tops and didnt' hear from him on weeknds. Slowly we talked more, now and then he stayed for dinner.

And when all was said and done, when his scummy friends turned awful, when drinking didnt' get him anywhere and OW told him to scram, he realized that the person who truly cared for him was me.