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#747732 04/10/03 11:44 PM
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Hey, folks!

I'm not a moderator and I don't even play one on TV, but as a long (long, long) time poster, I noticed we have some new people posting here. I thought it might be helpful to do a roll call.

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First, here's some legal mumbo-jumbo:
I would like to post a caution here. While the moderators do try very, very hard to make these forums a 'safe haven' for all forum participants, we have had occasional incidences where participants have been followed here and bothered by individuals they know in real life. If you are planning to post a profile containing any kind of personal information anywhere, keep in mind that anyone can read anything posted on the forums and in user profiles.

Try not to publicly post any personally identifiable information if you have any kind of concern about anyone reading your posts/profiles and knowing it is you. This caution is meant solely for your own protection.

Thank you.

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This post has been created as a way to have everyone find the quick info of those regularly on the forum, and as a way to offer, to newer members, "contacts" when posting. It's use is neither for the purpose of gathering statistics… nor to divulge personal information for public use.

Let's keep it brief, but informative… that is the idea.

Please provide only what you deem relevant to you… and what you wish to disclose.
Don't feel you have to provide any of the information.

1. Female/Male
2. Your Age and Spouse's Age
3. Betrayed/Possibly Betrayed/Betrayer(Wayward)/OP (or any combination)
4. ## years married
5. ## years have known spouse before marriage
6. ## months since "discovery"/Pre-discovery
7. ## months total length of the affair
8. Emotional Affair/ Physical Affair / Both EA&PA / Unknown
9. ## of Affairs (approximate)
10. Currently in: Plan A / Plan B / No Plan /Recovery /Something else AND for how # months
11. Living together / Living separate(# of months, w/ or w/out OP) / Other arrangements
12. OP is: married/divorced(or about to)/separated/single
13. OP is: co-worker/a friend/a relative/from Internet/Other
14. Has divorce been: discussed/requested(by whom)/filed(by whom)/completed(how long ago)
15. Following principles of: MB/Divorce Busters/Other/None yet
16. ## months on the Marriage Builders forums

Very personal… Very optional…
(no need to respond to these unless you think you want to/can help someone)

a. ## children of the marriage (ages)
b. Who has physical custody?
c. Are there Other Children(OCs) involved (pregancy due to affair)?
d. In counseling? with Harley's/with Other…and…Alone/with Spouse
e. On medication/anti-depressants?… What kind?
f. Mid-Life Crisis involved?
g. Alcoholism involved? Any other addictions?
h. Has there been STD as a result of affair?
i. Abuse? Mental illness?
j. Suicide attempted?
l. Lesbian/Gay issues?
m. Anything Else…it's completely up to you…

Well have fun folks! I'll start the ball rolling!

CJ

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1. I am a female
2. I am 41yo (in about a week) and my H is 40yo.
3. I am BS, H is WS--and he really wandered!!
4. We were married 15 years <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/frown.gif" />
5. I knew my spouse for two years before we married.
6. He moved out and had a major A Feb. 2000--I discovered April 2000--official D-Day (he confesses) July 2001!!!
7. His big A lasted six months--he moved out of state and everything!
8. Emotional Affair/ Physical Affair / Both EA&PA / Unknown
9. Grand Total: 13!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" /> 2 PA's, 5 EA's seducing co-workers, and 6 EA's cyber/internet sex. His last affair was over Thanksgiving weekend 2002.
10. Currently in: Plan A for myself since Dec. 2002
11. We've been separated since Dec. 9th, and divorce was filed in January 2003.
12. The OW from his big PA in 2000 has married someone else now! His latest internet affair OW is a divorced single mom. He's going out with a lady from a support group! OY!
13. OP are: co-workers and from Internet
14. I filed for divorce in January when he refused to deal with his sexual addiction and abuse. I still love the man and would have stayed if he had worked on active recovery.
15. I'm following MB principals and working on some of my own--like S-Anon 12 Steps!
16. My anniversary is Sept 11th, 2000--how many months is that??? I lurked before that from about April to September!

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a. We have two children: a 16yo son and a 13yo daughter--pray for me!
b. I am the custodial parent
c. No OC, thank God.
d. We tried marriage counseling (MC) and the Harley's--even went to the MB Weekend! Now, I'm in individual counseling (IC) and I go to a support group for emotionally abused women and S-Anon
e. I take St. John's Wort--but that's herbal.
f. I think there was/is a MAJOR MLC!!
g. Sexual addiction
h. No STD's, thank God
i. My H was VERY verbally, mentally, and emotionally abusive--he did not ever hit me or the kids, but he did physically abusive things like burning my marriage books in a wild rage. He is also bipolar and BPD, so it's rough. I can scream and yell too, but I think mostly to defend myself. I'm codependent and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), but months of no contact are helping that A LOT.
j. Nope. I lived one night 15 minutes at a time though--and I've helped PLENTY of people survive the night (if you know what I mean).
l. No G/L issues. My best friend is a gay man and I love him.
m. Anything Else: hmmmm....this is tempting! I'd say this--every moment is an opportunity to chose right. Love is an ACTION, not a feeling.

CJ

<small>[ April 11, 2003, 12:05 AM: Message edited by: FaithfulWife ]</small>

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Here DRILL SERGEANT!!!! Sorry Army flash back&#8230;&#8230;

1. Male &#8211; Though Miss CJ has referred to me as a &#8220;Cross-Gendered Lesbian&#8221;
2. Currently I&#8217;m 32 but heck I get older every day, My X is 30
3. BS
4. Married 12 LONG years.
5. My X and I had a blind date 1.5 years before we got married but it was a year before our second date.
6. who knows
7. around 6 months unless you&#8217;re a Religious and then you could say she&#8217;s still living in sin.
8. Emotional Affair/ Physical Affair / Both EA&PA / Unknown: I like to tell people &#8220;My wife had a sleeping disorder&#8221;, they usually think I&#8217;m serious and then I say &#8220;Ya, she woke up in other men&#8217;s beds&#8221;.
9. Only 1 physical that I know of, well there was one while separated and she was doing two guys, does that count as another one.
10. D &#8211; I &#8211; V &#8211; O &#8211; R &#8211; C &#8211; E - D
11. She&#8217;s living with the other man since May 02.
12. OP is: divorced, was married but his wife wouldn&#8217;t agree to a 3some
13. OP is: her EMT instructor
14. Has divorce been: completed 9/11/01 was our last court date but if things don&#8217;t change we&#8217;ll be going back soon enough. Give &#8216;em enuff rope they&#8217;ll hang themselves.
15. Following principles of: NA
16. ## months on the Marriage Builders forums &#8211; Look at my sig line it say&#8217;s when I got here. That like a cop asking you for your license, you simply tell him it&#8217;s on the back bumper.

Very personal&#8230; Very optional&#8230;
(no need to respond to these unless you think you want to/can help someone)

a. We have 3 wonderful girls 13, 10, & 8
b. Who has physical custody? Joint Physical/Legal custody with no primary caregiver.
c. Are there Other Children(OCs) involved (pregancy due to affair)? NOPE
d. In counseling? My X went to a couple of sessions with me because she&#8217;s blond. Ya, she thought it was required.
e. On medication/anti-depressants?&#8230; What kind? I&#8217;m self-medicated, just ask anyone who knows me.
f. Mid-Life Crisis involved? Probably for the other man, since my X is almost 20 years younger than him.
g. Alcoholism involved? Any other addictions? NOPE
h. Has there been STD as a result of affair? NOPE
i. Abuse? Mental illness? As a man this used to be hard to say but I was physically and emotionally abused.
j. Suicide attempted? NOPE
l. Lesbian/Gay issues? Read my first line I LUV LESBIANS&#8230;.. No issues here.
m. In closing I&#8217;d like to thank the academy&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Oops wrong speech. However, I would like to encourage all who are going through tough times to take the HIGH ROAD and lean on your DIETY, whoever that may be.

Hugs, Thoughts, & Prayers

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Ok, here we go-----

1. female
2. me 32 spouse 35
3. Betrayed
4. 15 years married
5. knew each other 10 months before married
6. 1 year after marriage discovered PA
7. Apparently one night stand, i was in hospital about to lose our daughter and parent's went back to my house and caught him in bed with another girl from work....(parent's didn't tell me for 5 months due to pregnancy)
8.Unknown
9. # of PA (3 that I am sure of)
10. Currently trying to do Plan B, I think I am failing though, I stopped calling but I accept his calls.
11. We are separated his is another state since Mar 3, 2003 he is living with parent's
12. N/A
13. N/A
14. I filed for divorce on March 21, 2003. He told me he wanted it too.
15. Trying hard to follow principles of MB
16. I have been on forum about 6 weeks now

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a. 8 children 4boys 15,11,8,3 Girls 13,12,9,6
b. I have physical custody
c. No other childrem
d. In IC with christian counselor and DivorceCare
e. On Zoloft
f. I think it could possibly have MLC
g. ALchoholism, prescription med addition
h. NO STD"S
i. emotional abuse he is Bi-polar
j. No suicide attempts by me spouse has tried twice says was accident?????

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1. Female
2. Your Age 39 Spouse's Age 38
3. Emotional Abuse and Emotional Withdrawal rampant in M.
4. 5 years married
5. 3 years have known spouse before marriage
6. 15 months since "discovery"/Pre-discovery
7. N/A
8. N/A
9. N/A
10. Plan A - trying to be the best person I can be for myself and others, but not toward reconciliation.
11. Living separate(15 months,
12. OP is: N/A
13. OP is: N/A
14. Has divorce been: discussed filed(by me)/ H dragging it out.
15. Following principles of: MB/And many other self help books.
16. 15 months on the Marriage Builders forums

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a. 2 young daughters children of the marriage (ages)
b. Who has physical custody? Currently joint, but psychologist recommended 1/3 / 2/3 split due to dad's inability to care for children
c. Are there Other Children(OCs) involved (pregancy due to affair)? N/A
d. In counseling? with Harley's/with Other…and…Alone/with Spouse Communication Counseling failed
e. On medication/anti-depressants?… What kind?
Zoloft, only 25 mg.
f. Mid-Life Crisis involved? No
g. Alcoholism involved? YES Any other addictions?
h. Has there been STD as a result of affair? N/A
i. Abuse? Mental illness? Emotional Abuse, with significant ACOA (adult child of alcolholics issues). I view H as a 17 YO child, because that's all his maturity warranted.
j. Suicide attempted? H threatened.
l. Lesbian/Gay issues? NO
m. Anything Else…it's completely up to you…
If you don't deal with your issues now regarding the M, or other emotional issues, they will reoccur and replay in your life until you do decide to deal with them.

I am much happier now alone, than I was in my lonely marriage. I only hope that H will continue his therapy and learn to become emotionaly involved for the benefit of our beautiful daughters. I don't want them to grow up emotionally stunted, in a cold household as H did.

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I'm the one who's husband fell off a building.

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#747739 04/12/03 04:56 AM
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Hi All:

Thought I would take part in this roll call too.

1. Male
2. 39 My wife is also 39
3. I am an extremely regretful betrayer; not sure how I classify my wife; she has been seeing another man for 9 months while still married, but did not start this until I confessed by betrayal.
4. 18 years married
5. 5 years known before marriage
6. Day of my confession was 21 June 2002, our 17th wedding anniversry
7. My unfaithful actions occurred 6 times between June 1989-September 2002; my wife has had an affair for nearly 10 months; since 21 June 2002, the day of my confession.
8. My affairs were all physical; my wife`s affair is both emotional and physical.
9. My unfaithfulness occurred 6 times over a 12 year period.
10. Currently in: Plan B
11. Living separate for three months
12. Other party: until starting things with my wife, he was married (common law, living together) for 10 years.
13. Other party is my wife`s co-worker`s common law husband. He started things with my wife in June 2002, and moved away from his common law wife in August 2002.
14. Divorce was filed by my wife on July 2, 2002; 11 days after my confession
15. Quite new to the site; all I have read makes a lot of sense!
16. Two weeks in the forum

a. Two children; son (12), daughter (9)
b. Not yet determined, but we will pursue joint custody
c. Other party has a 17 year old son from a former marriage
d. We attended marriage counselling together. This was provided by by the community church congregation. My wife quit after three sessions. I have continued seeing this counsellor.
e. No medication
f. Looking back, I think my behavior had all the indications of a major mid-life crisis. I don`t think I am qualified to say whether my wife is experiencing hers, but it seems like it.
g. No alcohol or drug abuse
h. No diseases
i. No, but for much of the late 90s, I sometimes felt as if going "over the edge"
j. Suicide attempted? No.
l. Lesbian/Gay issues? No.
m. I believe in marriage and that, in many cases, people just give up too easily. Any two reasonable people can make a marriage work if there is a willingness to give and an understanding on how to take.

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1. Female
2. Me-44 H-47
3. BW
4. 22 years married
5. 5 years have known spouse before marriage
6. 6 months since "discovery"/Pre-discovery
7. Not sure # months total length of the affair
8. Physical Affair
9. 3 of Affairs (approximate)
10. Currently in: Plan B 1 1/2 months
11. Living separate(1 1/2 of months
12. single
13. Not sure where they met or by whom
14. Has divorce been:filed(by me)
15. Following principles of: None yet
16. 6 months on the Marriage Builders forums

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a. 2 boys 19 and 21 years old
b. Who has physical custody? me
c. Are there Other Children(OCs) involved (pregancy due to affair)?YES that's the heart breaker.
d. In counseling? yes and…Alone
e. On medication/anti-depressants?…yes What kind?
Exfecor(sp?)
f. Mid-Life Crisis involved? who knows
g. Alcoholism involved? yes sober 15 years
h. Has there been STD as a result of affair? don't know seeing doctor next week
i. Abuse? Mental illness?no
j. Suicide attempted?no
l. Lesbian/Gay issues?no
m. Anything Else…it's completely up to you…
Just how sad I am to have to deal with such a devastating blow and how I thank you all for being here.

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1. Female
2. me: 30 stbxH: 29
3. BS
4. 5 years married
5. 2 years have known spouse before marriage
6. 26 months since discovery
7. H was involved in multiple A's, the longest lasted maybe 3 months.
8. Emotional Affair/ Physical Affair / Both EA&PA - my H got it all covered.
9. 6 PAs THAT I KNOW OF, and too many EA's to count
10. Currently in: Plan D <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />
11. We are separated; I have no idea if H is living with anyone else besides his alter ego. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
12. OPs were married, single, with kids, without kids, etc.
13. OW#1 was a M (so called) friend of mine, I did not know the other OWs. Most of the women H was involved with, he met online.
14. I have filed for a D. H has not contested.
15. Following principles of: MB from April 2001. My main goal is to do what is best for our children.
16. 24 months on the Marriage Builders forums as a poster, but I lurked for a month previous.

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a. 4 children of the marriage; all boys, eldest passed away on September 11, 2000.
b. I have interim sole custody
c. No OC that I know of.
d. In counseling with an abused women's counselling centre, and soon a more permanent IC.
e. On anti-depressants.. Remeron (my first week since being on Celexa for 4 months last year)
f. No MLC, just SA. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
g. H is a sex addict
h. No STD's to my knowledge, but I'm still getting testing done.
i. Physical, emotional, financial, and sexual abuse by H.
j. Suicide attempted? No, but I was suicidal last year, ergo the Celexa.
l. Lesbian/Gay issues? Not in the immediate, although I have found ads that H placed online looking to meet other men for discrete encounters.
m. I left with the boys in Nov 2002 for an abused women's shelter, as H was becoming more physically violent. H was heavily into pornography. This included child porn. I found many images, turned them into the police, and H was arrested. The final court trial for that may not be for another year. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/frown.gif" /> Family court issues in the meantime.

Karen

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1. Female
2. me 40, ex 39
3. Betrayed... never proven, but know it happened numerous times
4. 11 years married (but only 8 together LONG divorce)
5. 2 years have known spouse before marriage
6. unknown
7. unknown
8. Emotional Affair/ Physical Affair / Both EA&PA
9. 5 of Affairs (approximate)
10. Currently in all but signed judgement divorce
11. Living separate sine 8-2000
12. OP were: married/divorced(or about to)/separated/single All of the above
13. OP is: co-worker/a friend
14. Has divorce been: all but completed
15. Followed principles of: MB/Divorce Busters
16. 32 months on the Marriage Builders forums

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a. 2 children of the marriage (older mine from previous marriage, ex adopted her)(ages 15, 11)
b. Who has physical custody? ME
c. Are there Other Children(OCs) involved? No
d. In counseling? yes for kids and I, no for ex
e. On medication/anti-depressants? No
f. Mid-Life Crisis involved? No
g. Alcoholism involved? Any other addictions? No, ex drinks and smokes marijuana, though.
h. Has there been STD as a result of affair? No
i. Abuse? Mental illness? YES, ex is abuser (emotional, mental, physical, and very likely sexual of older daughter) and has NPD
j. Suicide attempted? older daughter yes
l. Lesbian/Gay issues? Unknown, but would come back from out of town and find naked man pictures on the computer. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
m. Anything Else…it's completely up to you…

Lori

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Well, I pretty much just "lurk" now, but what the heck...

1. Male
2. Age...now??? I'm 37, and the X is 35.
3. I was the BS...now that sounds funny!
4. Married 3 whole years.
5. Dated for almost 3 years before marriage.
6. D-Day was almost 3 years ago...July 4th, 2000.
7. The affair with her "soul-mate" lasted all of 9 months.
8. EA & PA
9. Just 1 affair was enough!
10. Currently in Plan L...as in "looking."
11. I just refinanced the house we bought together, so now she's not even on the deed. Interestingly enough, she's moved five times since leaving here.
12. OP is: Was married at the time.
13. OP is: Friend...old high school flame.
14. Divorced!
15. Followed MB principles rather poorly.
16. How long have I been here? Jeez, almost 3 years now!

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a. Children. 14-year old step-daughter.
b. She has custody, but there was never a custody battle. We kept the kid 100% out of the divorce settlement.
c. No OC's
d. Counseling. For me: 2 counseling sessions. He told me I was fine.
e. Meds. Me? Nothing. Her? Xanax, IIRC.
f. MLC...not yet!
g. Addiction issues. I'm addicted to the damned internet, if that means anything!
h. No STDs.
i. XW was abuse victim when we met.
j. No suicide attempts.
l. No l/g issues.
m. Anything else? The farther I get away from her, the more I realize that our marriage was doomed from day one. Soon after the divorce, when someone would ask "why did you get divorced?" I would reply with a long story about the infidelity, the lies, and all that crap.

Now, when someone asks, I just say "because we never should have gotten married."

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1. Female
2. Me - 34 WH - 33
3. Me - BS
4. 9 years married
5. together 12
6. 8 months since D -day
7. Affair had been going on for 3 weeks. WH and OP were discovered in hotel by OP's H during their first physical encounter.
8. EA/PA
9. First Affair
10. I'm in Plan B and have filed for legal separation
11. WH moved out 7 mths ago and may be shacking up with OP by now.
12. OP is soon to be divorced
13. H and OP met in a work capacity
14. I have threatened divorce
15. Following some principles of MB
16. 8 months on the Marriage Builders forums

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a. 2 children of the marriage. 3 yrs and 3 mos. I was 4 mths pregnant when the A began and was discovered. My H left me pregnant and to care for our 2 yo. When I confronted H when the OP was at his apt., he physically abused me. I was 9 mos. pregnant at the time and the OP was hiding in the next room. Yuck!
b. I have physical custody
c. No OCs
d. MC during the winter. Now just IC for me.
e. No ADs yet.
f. My H is definitly going through a crisis. he's a little young for a mid-lifer but he has a lot of childhood issues that have surfaced.

As with everyone, this A has rocked my world and his to. I thought we had a happy marriage, and my H won't let me speak negatively of the marriage. He just will not give up this other relationship. I am unwilling to have a husband who will not be faithful. I'm afraid this marriage is over.

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Since I'm still here after all this time, I'll do this again...
1. Female.
2. I'm 51, my H is 50.
3. I'm Betrayed Spouse.
4. We will have been married 11 years on Thursday.
5. We lived together 10 years before marriage (he was an alcoholic/addict for the first 8 years and I waited until he'd been sober 2 years before I'd marry him).
6. Its' been about 2.5 years since "discovery".
7. Relationship with OW is ongoing, so probably not really an "affair" anymore.
8. Both EA&PA.
9. Unknown... since separation, I've discovered evidence of numerous affairs throughout our relationship, both EA's and PA's.
10. Currently in: No Plan really, no contact for almost a year and working on the divorce. First year in and out of plan A and B.
11. Living separate for about 2.5 years. H has been with OW all that time.
12. OP is: married with a 5 y.o. D.
13. OP is: much younger (27 years younger than I am!) former employee.
14. Has divorce been: filed by me 7/01.
15. Following principles of: None really since I have no contact.
16. 2 years, 2 months.
a. None. 21 year old step-son, 19 year old niece we raised and 17 year old nephew, now back with his parents.
b. Who has physical custody? N/A
c. Are there Other Children(OCs) involved? Not that I know of though MOW has 5 yr. old D and she's only 24 yrs. old.
d. In counseling? Did MC with counselor from our health plan before separation and MC with Steve Harley - who told me to divorce my H - after separation, and weekend couples workshop and follow up MC about a year ago. I've been in IC for over a year.
e. On medication/anti-depressants?&#8230; I was on Celexa after H left for about a year. Nothing now.
f. Mid-Life Crisis involved? I'd say yes. H is 50 and MOW is 24, he bought a Harley-Davidson before leaving and an old Porsche after leaving, and he started listening to rap music, using a lot of rap slang, and doesn't hang around with anyone over 25 now.
g. Alcoholism involved? YES! H was in recovery from drugs and alcohol for many years, but lost sobriety at least a year before moving in with MOW. Any other addictions? YOU NAME IT, heroin, crank, cocaine, any pills he can get his hands on, sex, food, money...
h. Has there been STD as a result of affair? Don't know about him, but not me!
i. Abuse? YES, mostly mental and emotional, but lots of threats, intimidation, and property destruction. Mental illness? Wouldn't be surprised.
j. Suicide attempted? Several threats by H, but no serious attempts.
l. Lesbian/Gay issues? I think bisexuality may be an issue for H and OW - I've heard they're into group sex and/or swapping and possibly child porn.
m. Anything Else&#8230;it's completely up to you&#8230; I'm extremely grateful to Al-Anon, as well as MB, for helping me to survive, and even to thrive, during this ordeal (and it's not over yet...).

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1. Male
2. Me: 40 Ex: 40
3. I'm the BS
4. married 19 years, 10 months... I got 2 months off for good behavior <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />
5. dated about 8 months before marriage <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
6. First DDay was 11/97, so 5 years and 5 months
7. Affair length: 5 years, 5 months and counting
8. Both EA and PA
9. 2 PA's, 3 EA's that I know about
10. Currently divorced
11. Have been separated for 2 years, 2 months
12. OP is divorced by now, I think
13. OP is from Internet
14. My divorce completed 2 years ago
15. Following principles of: MB
16. I've been on MB for about 4 years or so

a. 4 children ages 21, 18, 15, and 12
b. I have the oldest 2, she has the youngest 2
c. No OC
d. Counseled with Harleys (Jenn) for about 8 months prior to the divorce; also saw several other counselors who threw up their hands and said they couldn't help us/her
e. I was on Paxil and then Zoloft for about a year
f. Mid-Life Crisis? Oh yeah, big time.
g. Alcoholism? No. Any other addictions? Not that I'm aware of.
h. No STDs.
i. Abuse? Not unless you count the crap that goes along with being a BS. Mental illness? She tried to tell me that I was depressed, and I was. Oddly enough, I recovered rapidly once the divorce went through and I started no contact with her.
j. Suicide attempted? No.
l. Lesbian/Gay issues? No.
m. Anything Else…it's completely up to you…

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