Apart from being married, I have an image to protect. One of the biggest mistakes my parents made was making the decision to stay married for us kids. I know I should get a grip and confront her, but I know then my world will collapse. It hurts now, to be forced to fill the separation and see more than a bland life thrown at you without choice, but YOU can fill that hole with something new. So I planned to go with him for one of his away weeks. I would like to think I'd be strong enough to walk past my UH AP one day without giving her any expression of emotion or time of day. @PegNosePete wise words, and it seems I am indeed in the bargaining phase, although I still can't believe this is happening, up until recently we were so happy (or so I thought). Incontrovertible proof. Designed specifically for wayward spouses, Hope for Healing is a supportive, nonjudgmental environment for you to heal and develop empathy. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. If he has a lover aside from me, it is his cup of tea. Oh well. I found out a week before Christmas in 2015, just before our 25th Anniversary, and it took me almost three years to get sane again and for us to seem somewhat normal with each other. For me, it has helped immensely. Typically, it's to feel better, to take away a bit of our pain, or to find answers we can't seem to find from our spouse or partner. But it became clear that it was all a lie. You will get through this. You have to know who you are and what you can handle. The shocking twist to this story is that the purported man is not only a coworker, I'm hoping to be able to see the AP one day with no reaction. I don't blame her. Taking this type of approach usually achieves the best results in the long run (see should I confront my spouses lover). My wife has been acting very strangely, very distant over the last month, saying that she is confused and doesn't know what she wants from life. I really see no need to address such issue. jesus My friend you are in big time denial. My husband does stay in touch with his dad some. Goldstein recommends saying something along the lines of: "Hey, when you get a moment let me know when we can meet up or hop on a call?" It gave me even more strength and let me feel better about myself. Do talk to her about the situation. I know theyve her that I felt there was no possible path forward for us- that divorce was the only option. I learned a language and met some of the coolest friends. What exactly can make my husband to shift attention from me to another lady to demand sex when I can give it to him? No response this time. If you know the other person, you may feel compelled to tell them that you know about the relationship and that their dirty little secret is out. The conversation brought us both closer to the light. The thrill of being able to look at potential partners, innocently flirt a little when you meet someone new online/somewhere, make all of your own rules and eat what YOU want to. One more charismatic and sexier than you? As you already admitted, given the situation find yourself in, your self confidence is broken, you can not think straight, and your mind is just going crazy trying to make sense of it all. My challenge remains to never the lesson but to forget ALL the details. Your stories and your wisdom are just as meaningful as mine. Were on the path to divorce, and family members will inevitably ask why. They might actually be crazy. DONT confront your wifes lovers. I speak as an ex-lawyer. You start confronting those guys, and you just opened up a potential legal floodgate It's not about me. The storm has passed, the boat is in tatters but still serviceable, its time to make port and see what can be done. You might find out what would shock you: Before you agree to meet with the other man/woman you must analyze the possibilities of what you might be told and how it might Frustrating isn't the word for how I felt. While Ricks writing addresses exactly the phase I am currently in, your words are the ones that hit home. What you thought was your world is actually not the truth at all. Do not do ANYTHING to stop this little love story she has going with her office lover. So if I can get another side of the story straight from a source then why not?! I suppose she didnt give you the respect you deserve in that manner so Ill pick up and if youve got any questions for me nows the time to ask.". You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Consider the source. Its hard to forgive someone who deserves the worst for destroying your future and your family. I never responded after that. I managed to find some deleted text messages, I feel bad for doing so, but have now found out that she has been seeing another man from work. Sorry to say but time to grab a spine and MAN UP. Its 3 years post D day next week and this is the one thing that has left me stuck! I'm hoping that time will heal. WAKE UP! Don't play your hand that you *know* about the other man. I remember commenting on your original post a while ago. When the PI is done with his job, he will have a watertight folder of documentary evidence that nails her infedility. I traveled to a random country and got off the plane realizing it was a Muslim country. I did learn some details from his wife after her conversations with him, however, that my wife had been lying about, which was helpful. Youre as naive as they come. Meredith, I've been married for six years to the love of my life. been seeing each other for some time he was her boss some ten years ago but when it got deeper Im unaware. Conflicts are He just needs to do it. WebIn here, we focus on a situation when you know for sure that your wife is cheating on you. Until you finally hit acceptance. As a result of their friendship with her, our children and I have cut off contact with them. Don't make me explain it to you. When I was on my way to rejoin my husband, she sent me several crazy sounding messages, which I read between flights, telling me that he needed to get out of Tennessee, and that she was "calling the law" on both of us. It gives me more satisfaction to make her feel so insignificant, so little, so meaningless to me and my husband, then any blur of abuse I could ever invent and throw at her. I recently discovered my husband of 19 years had been involved in an 8 month long affair with a co worker from an other town 7 hours away. I think it is amazing what you decided to do. The person I have business with is my husband not her-Tobiloba Oko-Oboh. All Rights Reserved. It taught him there wasnt a limit to what I could cope with - but yes she did turn to him for comfort and played the guilt card. If you go to her place of employment to cause her to maybe lose her job, well that is going beyond letting her (enjoy and) suffer the consequences of her actions, it is creating consequences by your initiative. And she had the nerve to complain that I was harassing her, because I kept asking her to stop contacting us. I offer my experience only by way of illustration. He was old, ugly, and weak. Did you try marriage counseling? I wish that for your sake he won't want to say anything in reply to what you say, but knowing APs, he will and it will be unpredictable and probably extremely painful what he says in reply, even if it isn't founded on truth. Haven't you suffered enough? My wife has been mishandling the truth as of late and I want to help you if I can. I would love to know what software was used? First of all, even if he did say these things, (which he claims he didn't, but who knows the truth) how could you look your married lover's wife, one who just lost a much wanted pregnancy, straight in the eye and make these claims to her? Start planning and executing on your plans. When he ended the affair, the in-laws were enraged and drove 8 hours to our city to "comfort her" since she was so devastated. Anyhoo, am I hurt of course! It totally sucks what she did after only a year of marriage. If its possible, I dont want to lose that. 2018 Truth About Deception. Maybe the relationship wasnt meant to last and your ex-wife probably had the wandering eye for a while. Then I ghosted. My username is signalhill84. Though I run this site, it is not mine. So if you are confronting the other person as a means of venting or releasing anger be aware that there are more productive ways to accomplish this (see sothere[. OK, so I realize youre probably in a very emotional state right now, and thats justified. But really, your wifes lovers are not the people with I find knowing this makes life decisions much easier. Like a Japanese Tsunami on steroids when she least expects it. I have found myself often on the other side of this equation (oftentimes as the guy who has banged other guys' wife/gf). Without her in it. You may want to express your hurt and sense of betrayal and tell them what a terrible human being they are. When you have all your ducks in a row, have gone past the PI phase, moved on with the evidence to an attorney, and the attorney has compiled it all together and made the initial moves and it is time to serve her the papers, you must still be nonchalant and appear ignorant about the giant moves underway. File for divorce dude. I still feel like I did the right thing by exposing him to his family and his church, but the real issue was my wife; he was just a symptom. @Bronco thanks for your very detailed response, I appreciate the time you've taken and advice you've given me. Two days later because I was in the same town as she was I text her and asked if she would be willing to meet for coffee. He is committed, I thank God he had awakening from this terrible mistake. The last thing you want to do is let another person have the power to control your peace of mind. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. Please seek professional care if you believe you may have a condition. If you think anything else will happen, well. Get tested for STD's since you know this is not the first time. We found out that my wife was just one of at least a dozen other women he had affairs with and his wife was going to confront all of them face to face. It still hurts and I need to move on. Hand over the evidence to your attorney. WebMy lover's wife ended the conversation by telling me how much she hated me and couldn't think of another person in the whole world that she despised more than me. Ive been dwelling on the idea of confronting my wifes lover. just stop! The law states that if you contact somone more than one time and they don't want to her from you because it makes them feel uncomfortable or bad about themselves it can be looks at as a " course of conduct" and you can be issued a warning. I thought she was not worth my time! October 23rd (when the final email conversation took place with my husbands ap) was one of the MOST difficult days of my life. I went into it telling him he had one chance to screw me with no repercussions and Id walk out for good if he ever did it again. From her end, while she quietens down for a few months, the fire to cheat and feel the same sexual thrill with another guy, will begin flickering harder once again, and before you realize it she will be back on her knees taking hot dogs for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and in between meals as well. Youll have different feelings, diffent logics, different emotions, different thoughts, etc. Every now and then she reaches out to my husband, every time it really upsets me. You may want to scare them by threatening to tell their spouse about the affair. There is a certain freedom there that I havent felt for a very long time. Don't hector, beg, or argue. Copyright PUNCH. I'd also add that if she's cheated this early into the relationshipthen honestly your chances of being married to a potential serial cheater are pretty high. My advice is that you need to confront your wife. Your relationship is with her, not with her lovers. *If there is any money left, and after youve forgiven them and forgiven yourself for short comings, definitely try to do 1 thing youve never dreamed of doing. Worked in my case, but I get why you'd advise against it. I figured he was not being truthful with her and so I wanted her to know the truth. So confronting an affair partner? Every once in a while she makes a new fake profile, and tries again. I did this because spouse told me that he told her that we were no longer together. Really? At this point, dont focus on rekindling the relationship. I know I dont have to explain the devastation here. In such a situation, the other person may be able to gain the upper hand by saying things which make you look foolish or not in control By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. I wouldn't wish this misery on anyone. I think we have to clear the air. Ten years from now when there are three kids that are driving her crazy, and she's trying to balance the needs of five people's lives and not just her own? Very ugly. So what about those of us whose AP's are still hanging on through other family members? But thank God I know! And then she sent another message that she would be happy to meet to set the record straight. More often than not, it's better to keep the discussion between you and your spouse rather than involve the other person. Anyway , He did lie about most everything that I ask about and said he couldn't remember any details . And go by Rickys advice, I agree 100% it is effective. Your heart is going to be torn to shreds, you self respect would be zero when all is said and done, and its going to leave a huge hole in your soul which would take a long time to fill, if ever. Goes to show you its all their own issues, not anything to do with us. 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