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#2723699 01/02/17 07:08 AM
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Hello all'im not to good at this let me first say what fantastic people you all are and great place this is for people like me I wish I had found it sooner I will try and put my story in short'
All started march 2012'me and wife had big argument she was going out with friends a lot but would not go any where with me then she said I want a divorce so I ended up sleeping on couch down stairs she had bedroom if she did not get her own way she would go into a rage some times attacking me so I let her have her own way I couldent talk to her couldent reason with her I was non eggshells most of the time I was kind of in shock 'then after about 6 months of me staying out of the way in the front room and her in bedroom all the time 'we some how ended up sleeping together a lot,over the next 4 years on and off,I was kind of in a daze did not understand,we would be like normal for 3 months then not talk for 2 months after an argument over nothing,did notice in June 2014 she was going out dolled up a lot but she said there was nothing going on and all ways saying she loved me and she would never be unfaithful and I believed her,we have 4 adults kids 2 at home ,and married for 30 years,then in early 2015 we had big argument and this time I started to fight back kept telling her to get a divorce I wanted it we can't go on like this I kind of kept pushing her and we divorced,but it carried on her upstairs me downstairs but sleeping together for months then having argument and not talking just cycling I was in no mans land thought I was going nuts,she seemed happy with this setup,then early 2016 we argued and started saying you need to get your own place now and get out I was nasty saying it to her all the time,,then in February she got a place and moved out,then some how she ended up staying at my place 3 times a week and I would go round hers still saying she loved me and she would never be unfaithull to me and again I believed her,in may 2016 things seemed better she was being nice we was going out together a lot but she dident want anyone to know,then in June I noticed she was being different and not wanting to see me much ,I asked if she was seeing some one gut instinct,she said no,this went on for a bit,then one night I followed her and she went to hotel and met with a Nigerian coworker,that was it not spoke since that was in July 2016,then in November she got new convertable car,and they been having lot of so called work party's,,this has done my head in,she was a good mother and wife for 30 years,now I don't know who she is,in feel drained with it all,


Me 56 w52
M30 years
4x adult kids
W dad died/11
W wanted d 03/12
In-house sep 03/12
D 2014 I pushed
W Left on 02/16 I pushed
Pa on 07/16
Nc after 07/16
W Cakeating 15to16
Me doormat 12to16
Limbo 12to16
maly #2723719 01/02/17 11:06 AM
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Welcome to the board

Sorry you are here but you will meet some wonderful people here and get some great advice.

The first thing you should do is be sure to read the Divorce Remedy (DR) book by MWD
http://www.mcssl.com/store/mwdtc2014/
http://divorcebusting.com/sample_book_chapters.htm

and Michele's articles
http://www.divorcebusting.com/articles.htm

You may be on moderation now, post in small frequent replies and stay on this thread until you reach 100 posts
(for your thread, you can also post on other peoples threads to give support).
Especially on this Newcomers forum, where the posting activity is very active,
and your posts can quickly fall to the bottom of the page or even several pages down.
Keep journaling and asking questions - people will come!
Most important - POST!

Get out and Get a Life (GAL).

DETACH.


Believe none of what he or she says and half of what he/she does.

Have NO EXPECTATIONS.

Take care of yourself, breathe, eat, sleep, exercise.

Take the parts of this advice that you need and don't worry if I have repeated something that you have already done.

Here are a few links to threads that will help you immensely:

I would start with Sandi's Rules
A list of dos and don'ts for the LBS (left behind spouse)
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2553072#Post2553072

Going Dark
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=50956#Post5095

Detachment thread
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2538414#Post2538414

Validation Cheat Sheet: Techniques and tips on how to validate (showing your walk away spouse (WAS) that you recognize and accept his or her opinions as valid, even if you do not agree with them)
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2457566#Post2457566

Boundaries Cheat Sheet
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2536096#Post2536096

Abbreviations
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2553153#Post2553153

For Newcomer LBH with a Wayward Wife by sandi2
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2545554#Post2545554

Resource thread
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubb...224#Post2578224

Stages of the LBS
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1964990&page=1

Validation
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=191764#Post191764

Pursuit and Distance
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2483574#Post2483574

The Lighthouse Story
http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2484619#Post2484619

Your H or W is giving you a GIFT.
THE GIFT OF TIME.
USE it wisely.

Knowledge is Power - Sir Francis Bacon


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Cadet #2723723 01/02/17 12:24 PM
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Thank you cadet,happy new year my friend,you all do a great job,its good to have help when your having this in your life BTW I'm 56 wife/alien is 52, just don't understand what we have done to get put through the shredder like this,


Me 56 w52
M30 years
4x adult kids
W dad died/11
W wanted d 03/12
In-house sep 03/12
D 2014 I pushed
W Left on 02/16 I pushed
Pa on 07/16
Nc after 07/16
W Cakeating 15to16
Me doormat 12to16
Limbo 12to16
Cadet #2723730 01/02/17 12:46 PM
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It would be great if any one can give any advice,on any of this,I'm pretty sure from what I've read she is in mlc but not sure,the last time spoke to her in July she said she loves me but not in love with me,,just wish I had found this site sooner,I did not know it was mlc so I think I did things all wrong,I do know she is in menapause,


Me 56 w52
M30 years
4x adult kids
W dad died/11
W wanted d 03/12
In-house sep 03/12
D 2014 I pushed
W Left on 02/16 I pushed
Pa on 07/16
Nc after 07/16
W Cakeating 15to16
Me doormat 12to16
Limbo 12to16
Cadet #2723732 01/02/17 01:05 PM
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Also,since bd I can see all or most of what she said before bd was lies 100,s of them,but I was in a daze and believed everything she said,compulsive lier,now she is doing the same with my d31 and s25 trying to cover up her hotel meetings,they both are getting upset with how she is acting no time for them.


Me 56 w52
M30 years
4x adult kids
W dad died/11
W wanted d 03/12
In-house sep 03/12
D 2014 I pushed
W Left on 02/16 I pushed
Pa on 07/16
Nc after 07/16
W Cakeating 15to16
Me doormat 12to16
Limbo 12to16
maly #2723737 01/02/17 01:54 PM
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Maly--

There is nothing you can do to change your wife.

You can only change yourself.

It appears to me your wife has been calling all the shots for the last 4 years.

I think it's time to take a good look in the mirror, and think about who you have been all these years, and who you want to be as a man going forward.


Me: 50, MLC/WW 45
Young kids
Nov 2015: BD1
Apr 2016: BD2
Jan 2017: W filed
Feb 2017: D final
maly #2723738 01/02/17 02:02 PM
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What can we do to help you? I have several questions, but I will try to hold back to only two for now. What was your role in the beakdown in the marriage relationship?

Hope you will post often and tell us more, if possible.


It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!
sandi2 #2723743 01/02/17 03:05 PM
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My role just being a good husband allways there for her no matter what we was very close then her father died who she was very close with to just before she changed my children also say she changed when he died early 2011,since then she is not her self,she loved her dad dearly but never cried I couldent understand that,her mum left her dad when she was 10 and brought them all up alone her and 3 brothers and she kind of took mums job when she said about divorce I was blindsided,I don't think I did anything much wrong never hit her or been unfathfull or any thing like that but we did have arguments like couples do but she was in with kind of the wrong croud'and yes I think I was to soft and she treated me like a doormat ,I had not long had an heart attack and knocked the stuffing out of me,so wasent my self I suppose'


Me 56 w52
M30 years
4x adult kids
W dad died/11
W wanted d 03/12
In-house sep 03/12
D 2014 I pushed
W Left on 02/16 I pushed
Pa on 07/16
Nc after 07/16
W Cakeating 15to16
Me doormat 12to16
Limbo 12to16
sandi2 #2723745 01/02/17 03:21 PM
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Do you think she is in mlc,will she ever come out of it ,she acts like 17 year oldiI i s spending money like water,flirting with all male coworkers married or not,the main guy she is having affair with is married,I saw her in the car then other day and she turned away and put her down,do think that is her feeling guilt or shame'


Me 56 w52
M30 years
4x adult kids
W dad died/11
W wanted d 03/12
In-house sep 03/12
D 2014 I pushed
W Left on 02/16 I pushed
Pa on 07/16
Nc after 07/16
W Cakeating 15to16
Me doormat 12to16
Limbo 12to16
sandi2 #2723746 01/02/17 03:32 PM
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She kind of broke me,but I am slowly getting better,I loved her so much,I'm eating OK now and sleeping soso,lost weight but look better,I have the house I have everything I need so I'm OK ,starting to go out with friends more,getting on well with my kids and grand children,I miss the dog she took him,I probly should of taught for him but she was raging so I let her take him,


Me 56 w52
M30 years
4x adult kids
W dad died/11
W wanted d 03/12
In-house sep 03/12
D 2014 I pushed
W Left on 02/16 I pushed
Pa on 07/16
Nc after 07/16
W Cakeating 15to16
Me doormat 12to16
Limbo 12to16
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