Well, you know what I think about this, C.

I am disgusted with this situation. This board is supposed to be a place of healing and your W and Striver have used it to suit their own selfish needs. Just a few short weeks ago, Striver was fighting for his marriage. He was "so in love" with his W, was tormented by the separation. It seems like he moved on quite quickly, doesn't it?

Your W used this board to keep tabs on your emotions, not because she ultimately cared about what you were going through. She even admitted she toyed with you after reading something you wrote. And then she purposefully starts up private communication with a man in almost the exact same situation as you're in...a man who was your friend, a support to you when things were tough, a man who was DBing along with the rest of us. And now he's comfortable being the OM?!

C, you are my friend and I think that what is happening is absolutely outrageous. I have a lot of things I'd like to say to both Striver and your W, but most of it is not very pleasant. I hope they reap what they sow.