Originally Posted by broken89
Thank DnJ for the detailed explanation.

Sunflyer, it does sound like our stories share a lot of similarities.

Are you making any progress at all with DB? How long have you been separated?

I am making progress with DB, in the sense that I am more and more focusing on my own life and my future. I like the progress I am making. My self confidence has improved, and I have identified things that need fixing and am trying to address them. It is a piece-by-piece process.

In the sense of saving the marriage, I've basically accepted that it is toast. She is fully entrenched in her affair, and as I've mentioned it appears that to her family he is not an "affair partner" but a "boyfriend."

She seems to be betting on a future with him at this point.

We are not yet physically separated. Most likely that will happen within the next few months. She filed for divorce quickly but has been dragging her feet on the financial paperwork.