Hey Spoon,

I'm so sorry that you are going through this mess with your wife.

First of all, before you can salvage any kind of relationship with your wife, you need to salvage yourself. I work on base, and I've heard horror stories from some of the troops there who have gone through the same thing you are going through now.

You may be thinking about killing yourself only to get back at your wife. I know you really don't want to kill yourself because you've expressed your love for your kids. I'm sure you don't want your kids to grow up angry because they will. If you kill yourself, do you think your wife is going to paint a heroic picture of you to your kids? I don't think so. So, you need to be there for your children. You need to let them know that you love them. You need to let them know that daddy will always be there for them. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Please seek out your chaplain or a buddy.

Take a deep breath and calm down. Like I told my husband, I can't undo the past. I can only work on my present to improve my future. I don't know if it's going to include my husband. I hope so, but in the meantime, I need to work on me. You need to work on you right now.

I'm not sure if we are allowed to exchange e-mail addresses, but I have some e-books on marital issues and problems that I will be more than happy to e-mail to you.

Take care of yourself.

alamogirl


Me - 48 (at time of 1st bomb)
H - 43
married - 16 Jul 94
no children
1st bomb - (said he was leaving) - 3 Jun 06
2nd bomb (said he was ready to file) - 10 Nov 06
H filed divorce - 17 Nov 06
Divorce finalized - 20 Jul 07