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Hi all...most of you won't know who I am...well, some will. I am flattered that my story has been referred to so often. Sorry I haven't checked in often (or at all in 4 years!)
My FWW and I are fantastic!!! It was 8+ years ago that my life was turned upside down...but I took the wise words from the "Wonderful" members here and rode them all the way to the bank! My wife's emotional needs are met everyday, as are mine!!
All who are going through the tough times....please listen to the advice of the sensational folks running this place....it was them who gave me the tools to save my marriage.
The only update I have is that the OM overdosed on drugs a couples years ago and died. Wife found out, and we shared sorrow for him....it was my last proof to her (not that she needed it) that I held no resentment of him.
I hope to pop in a bit more, as I see that infidelity hasn't ended yet!
God bless all!
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BTW, it's been so long that my threads in my sig aren't showing up, but I know they are still around. Can the mod's change those for me, or do I have to dig DEEP into the archives?
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Hi guy!!! I will let MrW know you are back. Good to see you!! 
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Hi guy!!! I will let MrW know you are back. Good to see you!! Thanks! BTW, I keep having to log in everytime I switch to a new thread....any reason for this?
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Hi guy!!! I will let MrW know you are back. Good to see you!! Thanks! BTW, I keep having to log in everytime I switch to a new thread....any reason for this? how bizarre! I have never heard of that happening. Go check your preferences in "my stuff" and see if your: Topic Display Mode: is in: Flat Mode
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.." Theodore Roosevelt Exposure 101
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To fix the links in your signature, click on your name, find the right threads and then do it over again in your signature.
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It was already, but I don't seem to be having a problem anymore...go figure!
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It was already, but I don't seem to be having a problem anymore...go figure! It was Magic Mel!! 
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Hey MWIL! You have no idea who I am but I feel like I know who you are. I'm one of those who read your entire thread. What a tough story it was but seemed to have a happy ending! Congrats! Here is the one I read: MWILCan you tell us how things went immediately afterwards? It seems your story ended with killing the A. For me, at least, it seems that the killing the A stage was "easy" compared to the rebuilding stage in recovery. Can you fill us in on your recovery journey?
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Hey MWIL! You have no idea who I am but I feel like I know who you are. I'm one of those who read your entire thread. What a tough story it was but seemed to have a happy ending! Congrats! Here is the one I read: MWILCan you tell us how things went immediately afterwards? It seems your story ended with killing the A. For me, at least, it seems that the killing the A stage was "easy" compared to the rebuilding stage in recovery. Can you fill us in on your recovery journey? The exposure is what ultimately kills affairs...think of it as a fuse being lit...it may spark and burn and hiss for awhile, but eventually it explodes. God it's been so long! I might have to go re-read my threads! I do know that the key for me after Plan B'ing for awhile was to let my wife come to me...not just for contact with me, but to know that the reason for contact was because she needed me. I then went back to Plan A...gently, still going about my "new" life without her....she saw strength...which, with her sputtering, withering affair, became more attractive. When I picked up the kids, I would ask her how she was doing....after months of not talking to her...this after I knew she was "interested" in me.....then would "hang out" for a bit, bring pizza for the kids before I left....OM found out and went nuts on her! That was the real awakening for her I believe....the affair collapsed....I was there for her to land...and I had become detached enough from her to do so in a manner of strength, not weakness. In the end I was, and am her rock. The last few years have just been wonderful! 3 more Disney trips with kids, all relationships with my family and her are repaired. Her Mom and Dad both passed away over the last 6 years...I was her rock. The thing is to always remember that what doesn't kill you will strengthen you, and even moreso when you take the tools with you for the rest of you life. There were a few bumps for the first few months, but that goes with rebuilding trust on both sides. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't actively listen to my wife with the intent of NOT giving advice....just listen! Big emotional need, that I never recognized before the affair.
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Your ears must have been ringing for this timely reappearance.
I believe it was Mr. W whom just referred your thread to someone about 3 days ago seeking out a fulfilling and persistent example of a husband successfully utilizing Plan A in extremely adverse conditions.
Alas, you don't know me either, but your threads are some that i have read from beginning to end when i first arrived.
Your experiences could prove to be very beneficial and instructive to many posters, so with that in mind, as long as it does not take away from your UA time, i hope you stick around.
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Hey,
I already said hello on that other thread but glad to read this as well. Mrs. W and I are just passing...actually, I think around April 25th or so we just passed 9 years. Wow, we are like Pepperband when we first arrived.
I forget, did your wife ever read your thread???
Praying for your health and hope you get some answers soon.
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Hey,
I already said hello on that other thread but glad to read this as well. Mrs. W and I are just passing...actually, I think around April 25th or so we just passed 9 years. Wow, we are like Pepperband when we first arrived.
I forget, did your wife ever read your thread???
Praying for your health and hope you get some answers soon.
Mr. W A bit of it, way in the beginning of recovery, but at that time it was quite painful to her. And thanks for the health well wishes! Undiagnosed neck/head issues are no fun! But I will overcome! MWIL
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Sorry to report, I have a WW again...
I have struggled with a medical issue over the last year that has gone undiagnosed....creating a horrible "nerve/hormone" issue that took away from meeting my wife's emotional needs. I don't have ddetails nor difinitve proof except for her telling me she's lost the "feelings" for me over the last year. But she put a lock on her phone recently and logsout of her FB app on her phone. I confronted her and she lost it. She's been sleeping with the phone under her pillow....I'm pretty sure she's using FB messenger....no details at all of the A. This is so hard.....so deja vu
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Sorry to hear about this. Your evidence is much stronger than just her report of lost feelings. Normal people just don't sleep with their phone under their pillow!
You need to start snooping. How about hiring a PI?
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Crap...
Both Mrs. W and I are so sorry.
Normally we'd be giving you a ton of advice about snooping and fighting but you are unfortunately already an expert on that. Then again, perhaps your give a crap has just about got up and left.
How old are your kids now?
Might want to get to a doctor today/soon for anti-depressants. This is just so overwhelmingly hurtful.
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MWIL:
Do NOT blame yourself for her A. You may have dropped the ball on meeting her EN's, but that does NOT entitle her to another A...
(I know you know this... just a reminder...)
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Anyone know how to gain access to her locked FB messenger?
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Kids are 15 and 12. I was put on paxil last feb and almost died. I am off everything. I have been misdiagnosed as having an anxiety disorder...anti anxiety meds did nothing. What I'm going through started last Sept. After a nasty upper resp. infection. I started being suspicious last week. Worst time of my life.
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Do you think she'll suspect you coming back here for advice?
I don't know about FB messenger. There's a whole "operation investigate" forum for snooping.
Just once I wish snooping would simply reveal that your wife is planning a huge surprise birthday party for you.
When you confronted her do you think she knows you know?? Will she take it further underground, etc.??
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Dang. I was hoping you hadn't updated your signature line in a long time. If they were adults I'd be telling you to consider just packing your bags and getting out of there. If you confirm the affair what are you currently thinking you might do??? 1. I think I might really just be done? No way am I going through THAT again? 2. I'm not sure. It might depend on what I find, how deep she is into it and her reaction to being busted. I was there when you fought a long long time...doing Plan A, then Plan B, then back to Plan A. I'm thinking this time that, for your mental health and well being IF you choose to fight at all, it should be no more than 3 or 4 weeks before Plan B. Dang. I'm just so shocked. I wonder if last semptember when your anxiety kicked in is when she happened to meet this OM and it triggered your BH spidey senses. Is your wife mentally ill??? Once can be a mistake and completely out of character but TWICE in ten years after all she put you through last time is a pretty good indication that this is who she is. A narcissitic sadistic unrepentant serial cheater. I pray you're mistaken.
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Anyone know how to gain access to her locked FB messenger? Other than her password? Do you not have spyware on her devices?
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I'm in no condition to fight. What I have been through the last year is unbelievable....and nobody believes me...I've seen 15 Drs...had 3 MRI's. All say anxiety. Taken xanax, valium...AD's....no relief...My W has stood by me for most of it...I'm guessing the A started over the last month. She's on FB messanger at 3:00am..sleeps on the couch often. And I've been through this gig before I'm 99% sure...I Have through the worst hell this past year and still am....from my ailment....this is pushing me to very very deep depths. I barely can put up a normal face to the kids....and I have no proof to present to her...as opposed to last time....I can't even Plan A her in my condition...one year ago I had the best life...and after a nasty upper resp. infection I developed an unbelievable inner tremulous.
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So sorry. What about emailing Dr. Harley?
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So sorry. about emailing Dr. Harley? No fight left...been fighting for myself too long....I may give her everything I.v lost my life in a span of 11 months.
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So sorry. about emailing Dr. Harley? No fight left...been fighting for myself too long....I may give her everything I.v lost my life in a span of 11 months. What about your kids? Protecting you and the kids?
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Have you straight up asked to see her phone and what her passcode is? I mean if she knows MB then she knows there should be complete transparency, correct?
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MWIL, I'm so so sorry. I know how bad this hurts. You said.. No fight left...been fighting for myself too long....I may give her everything I've lost my life in a span of 11 months I understand the profound grief and devastation. You have every right to give up working on the marriage, if that's what you choose. You haven't been "fighting for yourself too long" You've been fighting for your W, for your marriage,, but not YOU! MWIL, YOU MATTER! Now it's time to summon up the courage & strength to fight for YOU, your kids, your family. You haven't lost your life in a span of 11 months. You've got kids that love you, need you and are depending on you to be their pillar of strength. Take the time to grieve, to reflect & gather your strength. Get a plan together. You & your kids matter.
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Have you straight up asked to see her phone and what her passcode is? I mean if she knows MB then she knows there should be complete transparency, correct? This is what I would do. You don't need too bother snooping. You don't need to bother with plan A. Simply tell her you need to see her phone. If she refuses, that's proof enough. Go to plan B.
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MWIL, I'm so so sorry. I know how bad this hurts. You said.. No fight left...been fighting for myself too long....I may give her everything I've lost my life in a span of 11 months I understand the profound grief and devastation. You have every right to give up working on the marriage, if that's what you choose. You haven't been "fighting for yourself too long" You've been fighting for your W, for your marriage,, but not YOU! MWIL, YOU MATTER! Now it's time to summon up the courage & strength to fight for YOU, your kids, your family. You haven't lost your life in a span of 11 months. You've got kids that love you, need you and are depending on you to be their pillar of strength. Take the time to grieve, to reflect & gather your strength. Get a plan together. You & your kids matter. when I said fighting for me , it was meant to mean my health that has been horrific. It is not pain but something that has messed up my hormones and nerves severely on a daily basis.
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Have you straight up asked to see her phone and what her passcode is? I mean if she knows MB then she knows there should be complete transparency, correct? This is what I would do. You don't need too bother snooping. You don't need to bother with plan A. Simply tell her you need to see her phone. If she refuses, that's proof enough. Go to plan B. Already did that. She said she wasn't going to play that game.
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Have you straight up asked to see her phone and what her passcode is? I mean if she knows MB then she knows there should be complete transparency, correct? This is what I would do. You don't need too bother snooping. You don't need to bother with plan A. Simply tell her you need to see her phone. If she refuses, that's proof enough. Go to plan B. Already did that. She said she wasn't going to play that game. Then are going to go to Plan B?
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I'm in no condition to fight. What I have been through the last year is unbelievable....and nobody believes me...I've seen 15 Drs...had 3 MRI's. All say anxiety. Taken xanax, valium...AD's....no relief...My W has stood by me for most of it...I'm guessing the A started over the last month. She's on FB messanger at 3:00am..sleeps on the couch often. And I've been through this gig before I'm 99% sure...I Have through the worst hell this past year and still am....from my ailment....this is pushing me to very very deep depths. I barely can put up a normal face to the kids....and I have no proof to present to her...as opposed to last time....I can't even Plan A her in my condition...one year ago I had the best life...and after a nasty upper resp. infection I developed an unbelievable inner tremulous. Here's a thought: Do you have WiFi at your home? Home computer? Perhaps if you somehow got the cell phone service shut down for a night she would need to contact her affair partner and use her cell phone to connect to the house WiFi to get online. Then, if you have a keylogger on your modem you could get her passwords that way. or if she wouldnt connect with the cell, perhaps she would use a computer to connect (with keylogger software)?
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If possible, I would hire a PI.
let the PI get the evidence and then do a nuclear exposure.
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I think she has her phone directly connect to wifi when home. What is a good modem key logger and where to get?
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I can relate. Went through everything and thought we were in recover for four years, only to have him do the same thing AGAIN.
Sorry you are going through this, and with a medical condition, I can't imagine.
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I just want you to know what you are up against.
The typical cheater has an oops, I unknowingly let someone meet my needs and don't know what happened here.
That's not your WW. She knows what got her into trouble the last time and went down this road AGAIN. She knows how painful this was to you and she knows about MB.
Should you choose to recover with this woman, she probably can't have a cell phone w internet access, she can't be trusted on social media....all opportunities for a SSL and A must be taken away. Not sure what type of job she has but that probably needs to be looked at closely too. Because she is THAT vulnerable to an affair.
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Have you straight up asked to see her phone and what her passcode is? I mean if she knows MB then she knows there should be complete transparency, correct? This is what I would do. You don't need too bother snooping. You don't need to bother with plan A. Simply tell her you need to see her phone. If she refuses, that's proof enough. Go to plan B. Already did that. She said she wasn't going to play that game. That's all the proof you need. This its supposedly a recovered MB marriage. She KNOWS that doesn't fly. If Markos all of the sudden wouldn't let me see his phone, I would KNOW. Don't bother with Plan A or any more snooping. Go to plan B.
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Plan B w/o exposure is tough to recover from if I so choose.
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Plan B w/o exposure is tough to recover from if I so choose. Always expose. Plan A, Plan B or straight to divorce - always expose. Prisca wasn't suggesting that you skip exposure.
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Plan B w/o exposure is tough to recover from if I so choose. Always expose. Plan A, Plan B or straight to divorce - always expose. Prisca wasn't suggesting that you skip exposure. I've got no solid proof....but it is building. I came home from staying at my Dad's, wife was working as a volunteer for my daughter's marching band. Actually stopped by to say hi. I got home to check the history on the laptop, and saw about a dozen real estate sites, searching for homes....seems another nail in the coffin for our family. I won't confront her with this yet, as she can easily say that she is just "preparing" if things don't go well. I will float.
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My wife, you have plenty of proof that she is hiding something and that should be a deal breaker in a marriage that has already gone through an affair. Don't put yourself through this again. There is nothing here to save. I am sorry.
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My wife, you have plenty of proof that she is hiding something and that should be a deal breaker in a marriage that has already gone through an affair. Don't put yourself through this again. There is nothing here to save. I am sorry. I know....
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I think she has her phone directly connect to wifi when home. What is a good modem key logger and where to get? If her phone is connected to wifi then you can keylogg. You will need to find a tech forum to ask this question; but I know it can.
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Do you think she'll suspect you posting here again???
I hate to recommend snooping stuff if she might discover it.
On the up side, at least she was looking for real estate to move her butt out versus thinking this time she might be better off having YOU move out (likely using the excuse it'll be better for the kids).
As a I recall, last time she had so prescription drug issues. Maybe that was just the OM at that time, but something to keep an eye on. Instead of a personality disorder, maybe it's an addiction problem???
Do you have a suspect in mind??? If she is playing it close to the vest perhaps a private eye or friend can follow or track the suspected OM and get intelligence easier that way.
Even though it seems pretty obvious, denial is a powerful force for waywards and she will/may try to spin any exposure you do to others without proof as crazy "hormonal" "he's been ill" jealous conjecture. Keep your cards close to the vest and don't let on to your suspicions just yet. Maybe even apologize like your hormones and illness are doing this all to you and you are so sorry for speculating. You don't know what's come over you.
Give her some rope with which to hang herself.
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Do the kids even know about affair No. 1??
It was a long time ago and they were pretty young at the time. Someday soon you'll be needing to have an honest talk with them about what is going on it their lives (your family's lives). They are much older now and capable of hearing and understanding much more. If you don't recall having read the information, just ask or start a thread and information will be forthcoming.
Generally, you would expose alone to your children. Just you and them. Full honesty and answer all questions. They need to know it's not them and that they can count on you for the truth and to always be there for them. You want to avoid the doing it together and cushioning the truth into something like "mom and dad just don't love each other anymore, divorce happens sometimes but we both absolutely love you and it'll be all OK". She'll want to make it a comparative blame debate versus accepting complete blame. Even doing it alone, you do not vouch for or guarantee "mom's love" for them, because in this instance, it's not guaranteed and you can't speak for her. This mom doesn't care and she does leave (pretty soon it'll be twice). That's why you can't expose to the kids with her there. It'll involve lies and half truths, you'll be tempted to protect her and she'll fight back if you "expose" too much of the truth. If she has grievances she wants to air, she's free to talk to her children anytime she wants but you don't debate her. Let the kids determine over time who to trust, who they can rely upon and who the liar is.
If and when you get to this...please discuss it here first.
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Plan B w/o exposure is tough to recover from if I so choose. Always expose. Plan A, Plan B or straight to divorce - always expose. Prisca wasn't suggesting that you skip exposure. I've got no solid proof....but it is building. MWIL, I think you are in a little bit of a BS fog - you DO have solid proof. She won't let you see her phone. That is all the proof anybody needs in your situation. THAT is what you need to expose. That, especially along with all of the facts of her prior infidelity, is enough evidence to convince a jury. Your children should know this current development as well as the past, and her family should know, and anyone else that is in her life. THEN, you need to go to Plan B. Plan B is designed to protect YOU. In your bad health you are exactly the kind of person Plan B is designed for. You can never compensate for her unwillingness to protect your marriage, no matter how long or how hard you Plan A. You are well past the point at which you can be effective at Plan A. Get on out and protect yourself so that there is still a MWIL to reconcile with, if she ever chooses to.
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Plan B w/o exposure is tough to recover from if I so choose. Always expose. Plan A, Plan B or straight to divorce - always expose. Prisca wasn't suggesting that you skip exposure. I've got no solid proof....but it is building. MWIL, I think you are in a little bit of a BS fog - you DO have solid proof. She won't let you see her phone. That is all the proof anybody needs in your situation. THAT is what you need to expose. That, especially along with all of the facts of her prior infidelity, is enough evidence to convince a jury. Your children should know this current development as well as the past, and her family should know, and anyone else that is in her life. THEN, you need to go to Plan B. Plan B is designed to protect YOU. In your bad health you are exactly the kind of person Plan B is designed for. You can never compensate for her unwillingness to protect your marriage, no matter how long or how hard you Plan A. You are well past the point at which you can be effective at Plan A. Get on out and protect yourself so that there is still a MWIL to reconcile with, if she ever chooses to. Pretty sure it's a FB emotional affair....she hasn't had many opportunities (that I know of) to meet up with OP. I have been to many "psychs" over the last 8 months...so I have a history that she can take advantage of....even if I "got out"...I'm screwed. I will be living as a cuckold....and probably die as one.
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Could I be wrong??? Everyone in my family, even knowing her history, says that she has confided with them throughout the struggles of my issues, which are resolving somewhat. My wife, came to me a few weeks ago saying that she was struggling with things regarding my "condition". I am the one who brought up her susceptibility to an affair...and she says that opened a scab that started all this. Even my sister says, she may need some privacy with friends... but she's leary...but I think I know better. The mood swings in our discussion are insane with her. She says that I should trust her, and that giving me access to her phone is a deal breaker....If in a BS fog.....I'm better off as a cuckhold, I'll treat her like a sister, I guess, and move on.
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The exposure part should be with stone cold solid proof...which I don't have. And I know of no way to break into her phone to get the solid evidence. And with my "head case" diagnosis by the Dr.s, spreading around a bunch of non provable exposure could spell something more serious than just an insane response...and really, I'm not sure I want the marriage...so exposure would be out of resentment, and without proof would backfire. My best option is to live with my "sister" and have full access to my kids. Really, over the last 10 months or so, that's been how I've been living anyway with my self consumed searching for my ailment...maybe I am a head case. I have a very tough road ahead.
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Put a voice activated recording device under the driver's seat of her car. You'll likely catch her talking to an OM or discussing her situation with a trusted girlfriend.
Even if you think she's wise to that tactic, she likely won't even consider that you'd do it.
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Hide another one or two around the house or in the garage. Wherever she's most likely to engage in cell phone discussions or even Skype'ing
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NO, you are not wrong. There is no reason for her to be so protective of her phone unless she is hiding something. She should know this by now.
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The exposure part should be with stone cold solid proof...which I don't have. And I know of no way to break into her phone to get the solid evidence. And with my "head case" diagnosis by the Dr.s, spreading around a bunch of non provable exposure could spell something more serious than just an insane response...and really, I'm not sure I want the marriage...so exposure would be out of resentment, and without proof would backfire. My best option is to live with my "sister" and have full access to my kids. Really, over the last 10 months or so, that's been how I've been living anyway with my self consumed searching for my ailment...maybe I am a head case. I have a very tough road ahead. Sir, I just told you what to do. She connects to the wifi at the home. Install a keylogger on the wifi modem
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On second thought, hire a PI
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The exposure part should be with stone cold solid proof...which I don't have. And I know of no way to break into her phone to get the solid evidence. And with my "head case" diagnosis by the Dr.s, spreading around a bunch of non provable exposure could spell something more serious than just an insane response...and really, I'm not sure I want the marriage...so exposure would be out of resentment, and without proof would backfire. My best option is to live with my "sister" and have full access to my kids. Really, over the last 10 months or so, that's been how I've been living anyway with my self consumed searching for my ailment...maybe I am a head case. I have a very tough road ahead. Sir, I just told you what to do. She connects to the wifi at the home. Install a keylogger on the wifi modem someone needs to help me know how to do that and where to get one.
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MWIL, I've used a "packet sniffer" before to monitor wireless networks. At the time I could see what websites they visited, it was awhile back so I don't remember the details. https://www.wireshark.org/God Bless Gamma
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I'm not a total expert on that stuff but I don't think you'll get anything out of a packet sniffer or "modem key logger". Facebook data is SSL encrypted. (https) I think you would have to go the route of getting into the phone somehow. A low tech way of doing this would be a "smudge attack". Here is some onfo on that: Smudge Attack And a research paper on the topic: Smudge Attack Research Paper
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You could also setup a recording video camera in a place she is likely to unlock her phone and view the playback to reveal the password.
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Well, I did a little snooping into our wireless phone records....noted a california number, knew it was her old high school friend Dan (by searching her contacts I've met him several times). We are in NY so it seems to be an internet affair...It really started ramping up around the 4th of July and through the early part of Dec. Hundreds of tx messages and quite a few 15-30 min. calls. Then when we had our first talking about her "struggling" the tx messages went silent (and onto FB messenger I assume) and any few phone calls stopped.
I am going to see about getting some camera phone recorder...she is sleeping on the couch now but not sure you can get a camera set up close enough for detail.
Some of this seems to have started after their HS reunion back last August.
This also explains why right after we had a blowup on the phone, she immediately jumps on FB while she's at work.
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BTW, not to mention, she NEVER leaves the phone out of her hand. And I'm sure she is deleting every incoming FB message. Meanwhile I do this feeling like my whole spine is on fire.
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Can someone move this thread back to Infidelity??
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I always thought this one would work well, and you can view it live or record over the internet: Drop Cam As for close up, maybe you could make something like this work. It's cheap too.: Spy Pen BTW I have no idea if the spy pen place is legit or not. I just did a quick Google search. The drop cam I'm positive is a legit store. I haven't actually used either, but I'd give it a shot if I needed to.
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Can someone move this thread back to Infidelity?? Click notify and ask the mods to do it.
What would you do if you were not afraid?
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Well, I did a little snooping into our wireless phone records....noted a california number, knew it was her old high school friend Dan (by searching her contacts I've met him several times). We are in NY so it seems to be an internet affair...It really started ramping up around the 4th of July and through the early part of Dec. Hundreds of tx messages and quite a few 15-30 min. calls. Then when we had our first talking about her "struggling" the tx messages went silent (and onto FB messenger I assume) and any few phone calls stopped.
I am going to see about getting some camera phone recorder...she is sleeping on the couch now but not sure you can get a camera set up close enough for detail.
Some of this seems to have started after their HS reunion back last August.
This also explains why right after we had a blowup on the phone, she immediately jumps on FB while she's at work. I think you have plenty of evidence for exposure dude. If you came to me as a stranger and said, "My wife previously had an affair and now..." ^^ all of the above..... I'd be convinced. You don't have to prove it to her you know. She knows what she is doing.
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Well, I did a little snooping into our wireless phone records....noted a california number, knew it was her old high school friend Dan (by searching her contacts I've met him several times). We are in NY so it seems to be an internet affair...It really started ramping up around the 4th of July and through the early part of Dec. Hundreds of tx messages and quite a few 15-30 min. calls. Then when we had our first talking about her "struggling" the tx messages went silent (and onto FB messenger I assume) and any few phone calls stopped.
I am going to see about getting some camera phone recorder...she is sleeping on the couch now but not sure you can get a camera set up close enough for detail.
Some of this seems to have started after their HS reunion back last August.
This also explains why right after we had a blowup on the phone, she immediately jumps on FB while she's at work. I think you have plenty of evidence for exposure dude. If you came to me as a stranger and said, "My wife previously had an affair and now..." ^^ all of the above..... I'd be convinced. You don't have to prove it to her you know. She knows what she is doing. But with my "condition" and med. history, it could be an ugly sitch. Can you plan A during an internet affair?
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And, of course I want my marriage...."till death do us part". I've neglected her with self consumption....15hrs./wk.?? Lucky if there was one or two....for many, many months....it was just too difficult for me, and with everyone pounding the anxiety issue on me, (and my own Phsych I was referred to said "you don't have primary anxiety....you have something wrong with you physically....but the Dr.s say otherwise (quite quickly I might add to pull out the script)
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I just sent her this email:
Yummy,(my nickname for her)
�I hope your day has been a good one!
The night will be too. It will be a safe place for you, and eventually a happy one for both of us.
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Her reply: I really really hope so!  My day was OK. Hope yours was too!
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But with my "condition" and med. history, it could be an ugly sitch. This probably why you should just go to Plan B as suggested. The same type of problem exists when a betrayed spouse is subjected to the emotional suffering caused by infidelity. Plan A has emotional consequences that should not be ignored. If left in plan A too long, long-term mental and physical damage can occur. Can you plan A during an internet affair? Of course you can. The type of A doesn't matter. But Plan A includes exposure. Another exception to the Policy of Joint Agreement when confronting infidelity is what I've called, "exposure." I highly recommend that while in plan A you tell your friends, family, the lover's spouse, your pastor, and possibly your wayward spouse's employer that your spouse is having an affair. It's a very controversial recommendation, and a clear violation of the Policy of Joint Agreement. But I've found exposure to be one of the most effective ways to end an affair quickly while in plan A.
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But with my "condition" and med. history, it could be an ugly sitch. This probably why you should just go to Plan B as suggested. The same type of problem exists when a betrayed spouse is subjected to the emotional suffering caused by infidelity. Plan A has emotional consequences that should not be ignored. If left in plan A too long, long-term mental and physical damage can occur. Can you plan A during an internet affair? Of course you can. The type of A doesn't matter. But Plan A includes exposure. Another exception to the Policy of Joint Agreement when confronting infidelity is what I've called, "exposure." I highly recommend that while in plan A you tell your friends, family, the lover's spouse, your pastor, and possibly your wayward spouse's employer that your spouse is having an affair. It's a very controversial recommendation, and a clear violation of the Policy of Joint Agreement. But I've found exposure to be one of the most effective ways to end an affair quickly while in plan A. Plan B requires removal from the home for one of us....and not sure she would move out either (other than with her sister down the road, but she would keep coming back home. BTW, do you include the Affairee in the exposure...I forgot (used to be an expert!!)
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I've neglected her with self consumption....15hrs./wk.?? Lucky if there was one or two....for many, many months....it was just too difficult for me, and with everyone pounding the anxiety issue on me, (and my own Phsych I was referred to said "you don't have primary anxiety....you have something wrong with you physically....but the Dr.s say otherwise (quite quickly I might add to pull out the script) You can't go blaming yourself for this. I've read your previous threads from beginning to end. You were the Plan A master. You fought for your marriage and did the near impossible. You can be proud of that. Your W didn't follow extraordinary precautions. That's why she had another A. Here is a formula I like to remind myself of: ENs met + strong EPs = No Affair ENs met + weak EPs = Affair ENs not met + strong EPs = No Affair ENs not met + weak EPs = Affair The key variable here is having strong Extraordinary Precautions in place.
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I've neglected her with self consumption....15hrs./wk.?? Lucky if there was one or two....for many, many months....it was just too difficult for me, and with everyone pounding the anxiety issue on me, (and my own Phsych I was referred to said "you don't have primary anxiety....you have something wrong with you physically....but the Dr.s say otherwise (quite quickly I might add to pull out the script) You can't go blaming yourself for this. I've read your previous threads from beginning to end. You were the Plan A master. You fought for your marriage and did the near impossible. You can be proud of that. Your W didn't follow extraordinary precautions. That's why she had another A. Here is a formula I like to remind myself of: ENs met + strong EPs = No Affair ENs met + weak EPs = Affair ENs not met + strong EPs = No Affair ENs not met + weak EPs = Affair The key variable here is having strong Extraordinary Precautions in place. It's not about blaming myself, it's about understanding the MB pricipals...yes my WW has some issues that make her a bit more of a risk, but that came from both of us...I neglected her EN's (intentiaonally or not) and her seeing me struggling was diminishing her LB. She, probably was in error for confiding in many of her friends while I've been struggling, and a long time fried of hers was probably a seemingly inoccent outlet.....but we all know that is a dangerous road.
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And she has ALWAYS had strong EP's in place for the last 9 years.
I'll get her back...stand back and watch! It may take awhile, and if not....I know the path of self healing, if I can ever get this God aweful condition to go away or get properly diagnosed.
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Plan B requires removal from the home for one of us....and not sure she would move out either (other than with her sister down the road, but she would keep coming back home. I would start by seeing an attorney and finding out what your options are. Since you have minor children you want to be on firm legal ground since it may be you leaving the house and taking your kids with you. BTW, do you include the Affairee in the exposure...I forgot (used to be an expert!!) Why would you? They already know what they are doing. What you DO want to do is expose without warning and to everyone on your target list at once for maximum effect. Study this thread very carefully: Exposure 101
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Plan B requires removal from the home for one of us....and not sure she would move out either (other than with her sister down the road, but she would keep coming back home. I would start by seeing an attorney and finding out what your options are. Since you have minor children you want to be on firm legal ground since it may be you leaving the house and taking your kids with you. BTW, do you include the Affairee in the exposure...I forgot (used to be an expert!!) Why would you? They already know what they are doing. What you DO want to do is expose without warning and to everyone on your target list at once for maximum effect. Study this thread very carefully: Exposure 101I would include him anyway in a group email. I'll plan A for now, and hope I get a bit better....it's not as hard the second time around
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And she has ALWAYS had strong EP's in place for the last 9 years. Obviously she has not. You don't just fall into an affair the second time around. She had to go to this HS reunion, talk to this guy, get his Facebook, add him to hers, and then have enough conversation with him over a period of time to be in love. That doesn't sound like a woman with strong boundaries around the opposite sex to me.
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I would include him anyway in a group email. I wouldn't. That would give them both some advance warning. I wouldn't tell my W either. It will be much more effective if they start getting calls, emails, and texts "out of the blue" from concerned friends and family.
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Oh, and have your VARs ready. They will likely break radio silence once you expose.
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And I know you read this, but I just want to say SusieQ knows what she is talking about. Consider her words carefully. I just want you to know what you are up against.
The typical cheater has an oops, I unknowingly let someone meet my needs and don't know what happened here.
That's not your WW. She knows what got her into trouble the last time and went down this road AGAIN. She knows how painful this was to you and she knows about MB.
Should you choose to recover with this woman, she probably can't have a cell phone w internet access, she can't be trusted on social media....all opportunities for a SSL and A must be taken away. Not sure what type of job she has but that probably needs to be looked at closely too. Because she is THAT vulnerable to an affair.
Sorry again. I really do understand.
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Oh, and have your VARs ready. They will likely break radio silence once you expose. VAR's????? Never mind....voice activated recorders..
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Yep. You said they stopped all calling once you showed suspicion. Well, once the cat is out of the bag for sure, the first thing that will probably happen is a phone call planning damage control.
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And I know you read this, but I just want to say SusieQ knows what she is talking about. Consider her words carefully. I just want you to know what you are up against.
The typical cheater has an oops, I unknowingly let someone meet my needs and don't know what happened here.
That's not your WW. She knows what got her into trouble the last time and went down this road AGAIN. She knows how painful this was to you and she knows about MB.
Should you choose to recover with this woman, she probably can't have a cell phone w internet access, she can't be trusted on social media....all opportunities for a SSL and A must be taken away. Not sure what type of job she has but that probably needs to be looked at closely too. Because she is THAT vulnerable to an affair.
Sorry again. I really do understand. She had one contact in her whole list that was a male. And I knew about him, and he was certainly not in anyway threatening to me but now I know different. I met him several times...seemed like a nice enough guy.
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Dr. Harley generally encourages betrayed spouses to confront the affair partner.
Here is an idea for you. What I did was to call the other man up and tell him that I knew "a lot" and would know if he was lying to me or not. I told him that I would expose the whole thing to everyone I knew if he didn't give me the answers to some questions I had. He spilled the beans and I recorded the conversation. It turned out to be a great piece of evidence to play back to his wife.
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Dr. Harley generally encourages betrayed spouses to confront the affair partner.
Here is an idea for you. What I did was to call the other man up and tell him that I knew "a lot" and would know if he was lying to me or not. I told him that I would expose the whole thing to everyone I knew if he didn't give me the answers to some questions I had. He spilled the beans and I recorded the conversation. It turned out to be a great piece of evidence to play back to his wife. He's not married...he's a loner.
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Also, remember, this is an emotional affair, as far as I can tell.
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It doesn't matter. He has family and friends to expose to. Have you started gathering your exposure list yet?
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Dr. Harley generally encourages betrayed spouses to confront the affair partner.
Here is an idea for you. What I did was to call the other man up and tell him that I knew "a lot" and would know if he was lying to me or not. I told him that I would expose the whole thing to everyone I knew if he didn't give me the answers to some questions I had. He spilled the beans and I recorded the conversation. It turned out to be a great piece of evidence to play back to his wife. He's not married...he's a loner. He doesn't have a girlfriend either?
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Dr. Harley generally encourages betrayed spouses to confront the affair partner.
Here is an idea for you. What I did was to call the other man up and tell him that I knew "a lot" and would know if he was lying to me or not. I told him that I would expose the whole thing to everyone I knew if he didn't give me the answers to some questions I had. He spilled the beans and I recorded the conversation. It turned out to be a great piece of evidence to play back to his wife. He's not married...he's a loner. He doesn't have a girlfriend either? Have no idea, he lives in California, and I don't know much about work, family, friends etc...
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Have no idea, he lives in California, and I don't know much about work, family, friends etc... You know he has a Facebook page... You can get a lot of info from that.
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I've neglected her with self consumption....15hrs./wk.?? Lucky if there was one or two....for many, many months....it was just too difficult for me, and with everyone pounding the anxiety issue on me, (and my own Phsych I was referred to said "you don't have primary anxiety....you have something wrong with you physically....but the Dr.s say otherwise (quite quickly I might add to pull out the script) You can't go blaming yourself for this. I've read your previous threads from beginning to end. You were the Plan A master. You fought for your marriage and did the near impossible. You can be proud of that. Your W didn't follow extraordinary precautions. That's why she had another A. Here is a formula I like to remind myself of: ENs met + strong EPs = No Affair ENs met + weak EPs = Affair ENs not met + strong EPs = No Affair ENs not met + weak EPs = Affair The key variable here is having strong Extraordinary Precautions in place. It's not about blaming myself, it's about understanding the MB pricipals...yes my WW has some issues that make her a bit more of a risk, but that came from both of us...I neglected her EN's (intentiaonally or not) and her seeing me struggling was diminishing her LB. She, probably was in error for confiding in many of her friends while I've been struggling, and a long time fried of hers was probably a seemingly inoccent outlet.....but we all know that is a dangerous road. Your WW did not have her affairs because of unmet needs, MWIL. STOP making excuses for her. She is a SERIAL cheater and without stringent EPs in place she will do this again. You completely missed the point of my post. When she feels entitled to get her needs met outside of M, all you need to do is put opportunity in her path and she is at risk....regardless of how it affects you What more proof do you need? It is very disturbing to me that you don't seem to understand that she has HORRIBLE boundaries with men, a problem with IB and with having a SSL.
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Your illness should have been an impediment to an affair - because she KNOWS how painful it would be - not an EXCUSE for one.
It disturbs me to see you making excuses for her behavior.
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I want to point out too that her affairs did not happen in the workplace - where often times men and women are forced into working long hours together and small talk is difficult to avoid. Thus the slippery slope. One was a man she met at a bar and one at a reunion. Just my opinion but this shows me that she MAKES these affairs happen. The don't just happen by accident.
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It's not about blaming myself, it's about understanding the MB pricipals...yes my WW has some issues that make her a bit more of a risk, but that came from both of us...I neglected her EN's (intentiaonally or not) and her seeing me struggling was diminishing her LB. Oh no, this did not happen accidentally because of unmet needs. Your wife already knew what happens when boundaries are poor. She already knew. The affair would never have happened if she had maintained appropriate boundaries around the opposite sex. Since this is not her first rodeo, she KNEW to keep her guard up MORE when the marriage was in trouble. And she didn't do that. Your line of thinking is horrifying and will damn you to a future of affairs if you don't correct your thinking. What happens in the future if you are incapacitated and can't meet her needs? Is she entitled AGAIN? She gets to play the "unmet emotional needs" card ONCE. After that, she has no excuse because she KNOWS what happens when she lets others meet her needs.
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She had one contact in her whole list that was a male. And I knew about him, and he was certainly not in anyway threatening to me but now I know different. I met him several times...seemed like a nice enough guy. This just strikes me as odd. If you knew she was on FB messenger and she only has ONE male contact, wouldn't you have known who the OM was immediately?
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Mywifeilove, I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. I know firsthand how heartbreaking it is to deal with multiple affairs. I'll be praying for you.
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DDay #2 - January 27, 2014
DDay #3 - June 29, 2014
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Dr. Harley generally encourages betrayed spouses to confront the affair partner.
Here is an idea for you. What I did was to call the other man up and tell him that I knew "a lot" and would know if he was lying to me or not. I told him that I would expose the whole thing to everyone I knew if he didn't give me the answers to some questions I had. He spilled the beans and I recorded the conversation. It turned out to be a great piece of evidence to play back to his wife. He's not married...he's a loner. He doesn't have a girlfriend either? Have no idea, he lives in California, and I don't know much about work, family, friends etc... Do you know his name?
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Believe it or not we had sex and a very nice evening. I gave her a long foot rub and plan A'd her for over 3 hours . Yes I know and have known her flaws and knew I had a wife that bought into most of the MB principals. My family right now is what I need to try and keep together. I am in a holding pattern. As I seem to be feeeling better. I will fight for her again and once recovered will adress the outstanding issues that she has. I've been down this road and am hardened. What happens I am going to be OK. DD'S BIRTHDAY. Next week
This will be hard and I know most here would be sending her out the door. I know that she had boundaries and accepted them. But they obviously were temporary. That will change or it won't but I will take that risk for my family.
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.. Do you know his name? Yes.
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.. Do you know his name? Yes. Well if you know his name you should be able to find out everything about him.
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Believe it or not we had sex and a very nice evening. I gave her a long foot rub and plan A'd her for over 3 hours . Yes I know and have known her flaws and knew I had a wife that bought into most of the MB principals. My family right now is what I need to try and keep together. I am in a holding pattern. As I seem to be feeeling better. I will fight for her again and once recovered will adress the outstanding issues that she has. I've been down this road and am hardened. What happens I am going to be OK. DD'S BIRTHDAY. Next week
This will be hard and I know most here would be sending her out the door. I know that she had boundaries and accepted them. But they obviously were temporary. That will change or it won't but I will take that risk for my family. I dont understand. Do you still plan on getting evidence for exposure?
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She had one contact in her whole list that was a male. And I knew about him, and he was certainly not in anyway threatening to me but now I know different. I met him several times...seemed like a nice enough guy. This just strikes me as odd. If you knew she was on FB messenger and she only has ONE male contact, wouldn't you have known who the OM was immediately? Any of her Female Named contacts could also have been the POSOM. My WW had her POSOM's listed as one of her new girlfriends names. Don't discount thee female names in her contact as, yet it seems you did find the smoking gun with all of her calls and texts. LTL
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The phone # matches his contact info and his FB page shows a california beach. I am going to do my best at get through theses next few weeks.
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The phone # matches his contact info and his FB page shows a california beach. I am going to do my best at get through theses next few weeks. Here is another idea for you. If his FB profile is not public, then you can setup a fake FB account. Use a girl's name and choose a pretty woman's picture from Google images as your profile picture. Then send friend requests to all of his friends. At least some of them will add you. Once you have a few of his friends, then send him a friend request. Most people will add friends of friends even if they don't know who they are. Especially if it's a single guy who thinks you are a pretty girl. Once you are friends with him, you'll be able to get a lot more Intel from his page.
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The phone # matches his contact info and his FB page shows a california beach. I am going to do my best at get through theses next few weeks. Do you have the phone bill? Does it contain proof of an affair (excessive text or phone calls) to this man? If so, you can trace his number and then get exposure targets
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The phone # matches his contact info and his FB page shows a california beach. I am going to do my best at get through theses next few weeks. Here is another idea for you. If his FB profile is not public, then you can setup a fake FB account. Use a girl's name and choose a pretty woman's picture from Google images as your profile picture. Then send friend requests to all of his friends. At least some of them will add you. Once you have a few of his friends, then send him a friend request. Most people will add friends of friends even if they don't know who they are. Especially if it's a single guy who thinks you are a pretty girl. Once you are friends with him, you'll be able to get a lot more Intel from his page. That is despicable. I love it.
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Or how about getting another phone...that WW doesn't know about...send a text to OM, "Stop contacting my wife. I will CERTAINLY know if you do".
Then see her response....if she responds at all, whether it be a severe change in attitude, or a question of "Why the F%^$ did you tell my friend xxx to not contact me(seeing as though she said she hasn't been talking to any men about this) then the affair is confirmed because there would be no way to tie me to the message, and I'd deny it, and ask "why would you ask ME that if there has been no contact with men as you've said??." And maybe it would scare the OM off and he'd drop it. (probably not)
Then nuclear exposure. Or do I just divorcer her...or play nice for the kids. Hell, at least I'm getting a fake wife right now!
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Do you have the evidence you need? Do you have all of your exposure targets ready? If not, I wouldn't alert them to anything yet.
1. Gather evidence
2. Expose without warning
If you don't think you have enough evidence, then snoop quietly. As soon as you tip them off, it will go way underground and it will be much harder to get proof.
Once you have the evidence, focus on exposure.
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Do you have the evidence you need? Do you have all of your exposure targets ready? If not, I wouldn't alert them to anything yet.
1. Gather evidence
2. Expose without warning
If you don't think you have enough evidence, then snoop quietly. As soon as you tip them off, it will go way underground and it will be much harder to get proof.
Once you have the evidence, focus on exposure. i WILL TRY....VERY HARD,
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Plan: I draft my exposure email, have it all set. Text OM from my phone (which he shouldn't know my number), then when wife reacts, It'll be definitive of affair, because why else would he contact her if he doesn't know my number? Then hit send on my email.
Then ask my WW what she wants for dinner!
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MyWife,
From someone who has been in MB for awhile (referring to your time here due her last affair) you seem to be losing it now! The spy game? - contacting OM via a pay phone that your ww doesn't know about just to try to rattle him and your ww? Dumb idea for a vet her such as you! It would not phase them abit. Why are you ignoring the advice here about getting the evidence you can (and it seems like you now have), and exposing her affair as her husband? I understand that you may have a physical or mental condition whereby you ignored her, but does not give her license to step out of the marriage.
You seem to be prancing now - not good for you or a wife or a OM to see.
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She had one contact in her whole list that was a male. And I knew about him, and he was certainly not in anyway threatening to me but now I know different. I met him several times...seemed like a nice enough guy. This just strikes me as odd. If you knew she was on FB messenger and she only has ONE male contact, wouldn't you have known who the OM was immediately? Only one male contact on her phone.
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MyWife,
From someone who has been in MB for awhile (referring to your time here due her last affair) you seem to be losing it now! The spy game? - contacting OM via a pay phone that your ww doesn't know about just to try to rattle him and your ww? Dumb idea for a vet her such as you! It would not phase them abit. Why are you ignoring the advice here about getting the evidence you can (and it seems like you now have), and exposing her affair as her husband? I understand that you may have a physical or mental condition whereby you ignored her, but does not give her license to step out of the marriage.
You seem to be prancing now - not good for you or a wife or a OM to see.
Tom Not losing it....trust me, I recovered this marriage before...not saying it will happen again...but there is always the chance the OM gets scared and backs off...and this from the good Dr.: "Dr. Harley generally encourages betrayed spouses to confront the affair partner." Here is an idea for you. What I did was to call the other man up and tell him that I knew "a lot" and would know if he was lying to me or not. I told him that I would expose the whole thing to everyone I knew if he didn't give me the answers to some questions I had. He spilled the beans and I recorded the conversation. It turned out to be a great piece of evidence to play back to his wife. (from another poster) And performing my plan is a 100% full proof way to HAVE ABSOLUTE EVIDENCE that there has been an A. No need to do more snooping.
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That sounds good but make sure you record the wife confronting you and try to get her to open up about the affair. Than you have evidence and you can even use it in court if needed. Also, do a thorough background check on this guy and have all his contact info ready to go. When you expose, also post him on www.cheaterville.com
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Both my WW and him share many friends from high school.
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When exposing, individual emails, texts, etc. or one bulk one where everyone can see who has been emailed?
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When exposing, individual emails, texts, etc. or one bulk one where everyone can see who has been emailed? Don't let others see who has been sent the exposure. Let the cheaters wonder: Did great Aunt Mae get this email? Did the neighbor across the street?
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When exposing, individual emails, texts, etc. or one bulk one where everyone can see who has been emailed? Don't let others see who has been sent the exposure. Let the cheaters wonder: Did great Aunt Mae get this email? Did the neighbor across the street? What about phone calls? Some people can get or don't have emails.
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I wouldn't limit myself to just email. It just happens to be a way to contact a lot of people at once. Use whatever method you need to on a case by case basis. And don't forget about Facebook exposure. You can send messages on there to all of his "friends". Make sure you pay the $1 per message and space them out like explained in the exposure 101 thread.
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I've rethought my plans.....it won't work. I'm trapped...most of the contacts are THEIR common friends, and I've never really become that close with any of them.
I don't think I want this marriage, but I love her...I can't "snoop" electronically in NY....illegal. I know she has gone to video chatting, based on the daily data usage uptick on her cell every morning on her way into work and during her lunch break...at least since May.
I just have to watch my back. With my "diagnosed" condition, I lose, and fear that I'll be baited in every way.
I'll be keeping a VAC on me at every step forward.
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You could use vars I. The house and car. Just don't tell her about them. Even if she found out what could she do?
In georgia adultry is against the law, it's just not enforced.
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I've rethought my plans.....it won't work. I'm trapped...most of the contacts are THEIR common friends, and I've never really become that close with any of them.
I don't think I want this marriage, but I love her...I can't "snoop" electronically in NY....illegal. I know she has gone to video chatting, based on the daily data usage uptick on her cell every morning on her way into work and during her lunch break...at least since May.
I just have to watch my back. With my "diagnosed" condition, I lose, and fear that I'll be baited in every way.
I'll be keeping a VAC on me at every step forward. Good. I didn't like the plan at all. Most oms are given a crappy rewritten historical perspective of the betrayed husband by the hopeful wayward wife begging for oms attention and trying to make on as comfortable as possible with actually being an OM. Your little scheme would have fit nicely into your ww,s plot line wherein you are this controlling paranoid emotional disturb sick etc husband. OM telling your wife u contacted him actually "proves" nothing that can't be explained away to others. If they are video chatting in the car..... Voice activated digital recorder is all u need. Remember the precautions. Buy with cash Don't put your voice anywhere on it especially while u r hiding it Download, save away from your computer and erase all past recordings whenever u retrieve it prior to replacing it. In New York especially u want to be able to deny u hid it and insist u are being set up. Without corroborating evidence indicating it's your recorder it's in admissible. Lay low. Get proof. Exposing with good evidence to oms wife will probably kill the affair pretty quick. It sounds kind of new and long distance so OM is likely not yet irretrievably hooked yet. IF u recover, you should require your wife post on mb as a condition to recovery.
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I've rethought my plans.....it won't work. I'm trapped...most of the contacts are THEIR common friends, and I've never really become that close with any of them.
I don't think I want this marriage, but I love her...I can't "snoop" electronically in NY....illegal. I know she has gone to video chatting, based on the daily data usage uptick on her cell every morning on her way into work and during her lunch break...at least since May.
I just have to watch my back. With my "diagnosed" condition, I lose, and fear that I'll be baited in every way.
I'll be keeping a VAC on me at every step forward. I hope you still plan on exposing far and wide when the time comes. I didn't really like your plan for "proof" either. It would have been pretty weak evidence. Keep in mind that when I confronted the other man and recorded the conversation, he already knew they were busted once. This was after I caught them a second time a month later after she promised "it was over" the first time. I was naive about how affairs worked at the time, like most people, and hadn't had any help up to that point. When I spoke to him, there was no debating what was going on. But getting his voice on the record made it pretty iron clad when it came time to expose to his wife. I exposed to her in person and mentioned that I had the recording. Then later, she asked to hear it. I assume the OM was trying to lie about it to her. Also, it is important for me to reveal that my plan at the time was not to expose. I called him with the threat of exposure if he didn't back off and disappear. This was a mistake on my part. I was afraid to expose at first. It was only five months later, when I discovered my W's secret email account that I exposed to his wife. In my state, it is was perfectly legal for me to record the conversation with him, because we only require "one party" consent. But that wouldn't have stopped me. Adultery is illegal in my state as well. And I would point out to you that it is illegal in NY as well.
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Like I said before, he's single and far away. But what are they planning? I don't think this is recoverable now....I am now preparing for her departure at some point.
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You should consult an attorney. If they are planning, you should be prepared too.
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...I don't think I want this marriage
...I just have to watch my back. With my "diagnosed" condition, I lose ..... Will your "diagnosed condition" put you at a disadvantage for securing 50% of your kids' time, or in a custody battle?
Are you living in a covenant with death? With bitterness in your marriage? Read Isaiah 28. The bed will not be long enough or the covers wide enough for you to ever find comfort in that life. In Isaiah 28, God tells you to take a stick and beat these conditions out of your life.
Isaiah 28:29 "This [command] also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working."
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Someone with "mental" condition, even if misdiagnosed, is at a disadvantage. I'm f'd....bigtime!
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I've rethought my plans.....it won't work. I'm trapped...most of the contacts are THEIR common friends, and I've never really become that close with any of them.
I don't think I want this marriage, but I love her...I can't "snoop" electronically in NY....illegal. I know she has gone to video chatting, based on the daily data usage uptick on her cell every morning on her way into work and during her lunch break...at least since May.
I just have to watch my back. With my "diagnosed" condition, I lose, and fear that I'll be baited in every way.
I'll be keeping a VAC on me at every step forward. Good. I didn't like the plan at all. Most oms are given a crappy rewritten historical perspective of the betrayed husband by the hopeful wayward wife begging for oms attention and trying to make on as comfortable as possible with actually being an OM. Your little scheme would have fit nicely into your ww,s plot line wherein you are this controlling paranoid emotional disturb sick etc husband. OM telling your wife u contacted him actually "proves" nothing that can't be explained away to others. If they are video chatting in the car..... Voice activated digital recorder is all u need. Remember the precautions. Buy with cash Don't put your voice anywhere on it especially while u r hiding it Download, save away from your computer and erase all past recordings whenever u retrieve it prior to replacing it. In New York especially u want to be able to deny u hid it and insist u are being set up. Without corroborating evidence indicating it's your recorder it's in admissible. Lay low. Get proof. Exposing with good evidence to oms wife will probably kill the affair pretty quick. It sounds kind of new and long distance so OM is likely not yet irretrievably hooked yet. IF u recover, you should require your wife post on mb as a condition to recovery. How did you find out about your W secrete email account? I have web watchers, but she uses her iPod for most of her web surfing and emails. Web watchers is very limited when it comes to iPhone and iPod touch.
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Someone with "mental" condition, even if misdiagnosed, is at a disadvantage. I'm f'd....bigtime! Not really.
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Ok so what is your plan? Did you see what Mr W posted? What about seeing a lawyer?
What is your plan?
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Can you get a 2nd opinion to correct the misdiagnosis?
Are you living in a covenant with death? With bitterness in your marriage? Read Isaiah 28. The bed will not be long enough or the covers wide enough for you to ever find comfort in that life. In Isaiah 28, God tells you to take a stick and beat these conditions out of your life.
Isaiah 28:29 "This [command] also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working."
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You said your condition has messed up your hormones and your nerves.
That sounds physiological, not mental/psychological.
Is it treatable with medication? Has the condition started to resolve?
An attorney can help you find a plan. Perhaps her prior substance abuse will help balance the situation?
Are you living in a covenant with death? With bitterness in your marriage? Read Isaiah 28. The bed will not be long enough or the covers wide enough for you to ever find comfort in that life. In Isaiah 28, God tells you to take a stick and beat these conditions out of your life.
Isaiah 28:29 "This [command] also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working."
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Someone with "mental" condition, even if misdiagnosed, is at a disadvantage. I'm f'd....bigtime! Not really. Agree.
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Wife and I and kids had a "nice" day at the State Fair. Then one thing led to another, and I inquired about the long list of texts and calls....she blah, blah, blahed about it. She was FURIOUS, and I told her that I still loved her but that it was hurtful to see those with another man. She called me "crazy" and left....(of course I'm with the kids...so she'd be leaving kids with a "crazy" man. (Documented)
I then sent a text to OM telling him to stop all contact with my wife.
I then emailed and called several of the friends that they have in common, with the typical exposure discussion/correspondence.
I will do more tomorrow morning. One of the contacts I called was one of her best friends. She said she'd be supportive of our family, but said to keep an open mind...so that's not going to be persuasive.
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I've rethought my plans.....it won't work. I'm trapped...most of the contacts are THEIR common friends, and I've never really become that close with any of them.
I don't think I want this marriage, but I love her...I can't "snoop" electronically in NY....illegal. I know she has gone to video chatting, based on the daily data usage uptick on her cell every morning on her way into work and during her lunch break...at least since May.
I just have to watch my back. With my "diagnosed" condition, I lose, and fear that I'll be baited in every way.
I'll be keeping a VAC on me at every step forward. And Jaywalking is illegal too. It basically means that you would be unable to use the electronic eavesdropping evidence collected in court. You don't need or want it for court. You want it to prove and bust up the , affair. LTL
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My wife is dead to me. This is a deep long distant affair. This is harder than her previous one where I wondered where she was, because I am coming to the realization that I have a defective wife...as Melodylane has indicated....IOW, my wife as I've perceived her is dead. And I grieve so hard.....I am so low. I want to end the pain and just divorce her, but the thought of losing my home and family is even more terrifying. How can one lead such a life?? I am suffering badly. And wish I could go back 1 year earlier.
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Do you just Plan A forever? Can you just wait for something to happen between them? Do I hang here until I lose my love for her? I can't afford the home by myself, with CS, and my kids are terrified of the thought of losing their home. With my issue that isn't being diagnosed, and now this....I'm lower than I've ever been.
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The fear is far worse than the reality. I know this.
Plan A is not forever, it is as long as you can take it, until your bank is empty.
I would consult an attorney ASAP, and get ready. There is nothing to say you have to lose everything, however divorce with attorneys costs more than you ever imagine.
It comes down to the question, how committed are you? You will have to carry the load in a recovery and PLAN A and be the leader to bring her back (it is the hardest thing you will ever try)
I see she is a serial cheater, you definitely have a monumental task. Not everyone can pull it off.
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Do you just Plan A forever? Can you just wait for something to happen between them? Do I hang here until I lose my love for her? I can't afford the home by myself, with CS, and my kids are terrified of the thought of losing their home. With my issue that isn't being diagnosed, and now this....I'm lower than I've ever been. Did you expose to your kids?
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Post the OM on Cheaterville.
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If I were to hypothetically get her and OM on tape, and then confront her, would that get me in trouble in NY?
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If I were to hypothetically get her and OM on tape, and then confront her, would that get me in trouble in NY? I don't see how. The evidence is really for you. So long as you know what you know then you can be confident. You don't have to prove it to her or him. They already know they are having an A. Did your VAR plantings confirm what you thought was going on?
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I'm very sorry for all that you are going through. Your wife has gone through this program after making a mistake that was crushing to you. And in your time of need, she does it to you again. She is not safe, and she does not love you if she could do this to you again. You must protect yourself.
I would contact a lawyer and serve her papers immediately. Discuss with her briefly why, and then back it up with a Plan B letter.
If she were then to decide to end her affair and put the required EP's in place, then great. But if not, get out and put yourself in a safe place. I just don't see Plan A as a good option for you. But that's just how I would deal with this. The choice is yours.
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If I were to hypothetically get her and OM on tape, and then confront her, would that get me in trouble in NY? Sir, you are already in trouble because you fear consequences more than you strive to kill this affair.
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I'm very sorry for all that you are going through. Your wife has gone through this program after making a mistake that was crushing to you. And in your time of need, she does it to you again. She is not safe, and she does not love you if she could do this to you again. You must protect yourself.
I would contact a lawyer and serve her papers immediately. Discuss with her briefly why, and then back it up with a Plan B letter.
If she were then to decide to end her affair and put the required EP's in place, then great. But if not, get out and put yourself in a safe place. I just don't see Plan A as a good option for you. But that's just how I would deal with this. The choice is yours. This is what I would do too. And don't worry about the house and CS. File for cull custody. Besides, your kids are old enough to decide where they want to live. Based on your posts, it sounds like you are too tired and ill to put up another battle to win over your cheating wife again
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You are not really following our advice so it's really difficult to help you.
Plan A forever?? Your WW is a serial cheater?? Why in the world would you even consider such a thing.
Almost everyone on this thread has told you that you should start planning a life without your W. This includes seeing a lawyer and preparing for Plan B ASAP.
Your children should be told about your WW's first affair as well as this one. Has that been done yet?
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You are sounding worse and worse with each post, MWIL. This is hard to watch.
With your health issues, this is no time to flounder with no plan and hope that your WW will see the light and turn this around. That's not going to happen.
1) expose to your children and any other person that can support you and your kids
2) see a lawyer and prepare for separation
Time to focus on your health and your children and forget about your WW. Fighting for her and your M will only damage you further and in turn hurt your children. They need at least one parent who is as stable, emotionally and physically healthy as possible.
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Do you just Plan A forever? Can you just wait for something to happen between them? Do I hang here until I lose my love for her? I can't afford the home by myself, with CS, and my kids are terrified of the thought of losing their home. With my issue that isn't being diagnosed, and now this....I'm lower than I've ever been. MWIL, Plan A is not intended to be a way of life for conflict avoiders. Plan A time is over. You are headed to divorce now, so you can either drag that out until you have a nervous breakdown or start taking action now. You will feel much better if you start taking action. I found a post over on the private forum that is much like your situation. This is what Dr Harley told the wife of a serial cheater a few years ago: Your husband appears to be in what I call the "fog." He is not willing to do anything to end his affair, and he is not willing to do anything to restore his marriage with you. He is emotionally divorced from you.
I would encourage you to begin planning now for Plan B. It may take six months or more before you can separate from him, but my best guess is that his affair is nowhere close to ending. I would encourage you to confront him with what you've learned, and tell others in your family, including your children, what you are going through. But it won't motivate him to end his affair. All it's likely to do is make him angry. Nonetheless, I always recommend getting an affair out into the open as a first step toward ending it.
It's possible that your husband has had multiple affairs throughout your marriage, and he starts them over the internet, or with women he meets in his business. Apparently, he feels that there is nothing you can do to stop him, and he doesn't seem to worry about you divorcing him. I usually recommend Plan A as a initial response to learning about an affair, but in your case, Plan A is unlikely to work, and will probably cause you to experience severe emotional trauma.
During the seminar, your husband was exposed to the ravages of infidelity, and how cruel his affair was to you. But he doesn't seem to care about that, so you're left with guarding yourself against his thoughtlessness. That's why I recommend Plan B.
Remember, a separation usually leads to divorce. It won't cause him to miss you. In fact, it will probably lead to your husband following through on his affair. But if you continue to try to draw him back to you while he's having it, and while he's so disinterested in his relationship with you, there could be long-lasting physical and emotional consequences to you.
We'll work with you to help you survive this mess with or without your husband.
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I want to emphasize the point that your wife already knows about the ravages of an affair and its effect on you. And she doesn't care. This was no accident.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.." Theodore Roosevelt Exposure 101
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To all,
I understand...there are times when my "condition" (very nervy, hormonal or something issue) that makes it difficult for me to focus (though tested, it seems like what many with Lyme disease have)and having the kids during these times would be difficult.
My WW, believe it or not, still meets some of my EN...just loves her phone...and the man is in Cali...I can last, but it comes in spurts.
Not a very good MB plan, I know. I will retain a lawyer very soon, and protect assets as best as I can.
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Sir,
Your older kids should be able to get by if you were having a bad day.
We aren't talking about toddlers.
I would see an attorney ASAP and seek custody.
By the way, you keep evading the question: DO YOUR CHILDREN KNOW THAT THEIR MOTHER IS HAVING AN AFFAIR?
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Sir,
Your older kids should be able to get by if you were having a bad day.
We aren't talking about toddlers.
I would see an attorney ASAP and seek custody.
By the way, you keep evading the question: DO YOUR CHILDREN KNOW THAT THEIR MOTHER IS HAVING AN AFFAIR? Please answer this.
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To all,
I understand...there are times when my "condition" (very nervy, hormonal or something issue) that makes it difficult for me to focus (though tested, it seems like what many with Lyme disease have)and having the kids during these times would be difficult.
My WW, believe it or not, still meets some of my EN...just loves her phone...and the man is in Cali...I can last, but it comes in spurts. But none of this compensates for the fact that she is a serial cheater who is in another affair. A little need meetin' does not a marriage make, nor does it compensate for the emotional and physical harm that occurs to a spouse due to an affair. I am not sure what you think "can last." Are you saying you are willing to remain in an open marriage where your wife repeatedly cheats? Because it is not just this affair that is the problem, but her philosophy of life. Her philosophy of life is to have affairs. Are you ok with being the #2 man in this open marriage? Not a very good MB plan, I know. I will retain a lawyer very soon, and protect assets as best as I can. Exactly. Marriage Builders does not support open marriages.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.." Theodore Roosevelt Exposure 101
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I've told my son 12...my daughter, very close to her mother, when I approached her said "Dad, I know"...she's 15....She knows about the previous affair when she was 6.
The affair has gone deeper, after Friday's blow out, but wife became "nicer"....which is worrisome...we actually had a party with mine and her family members....she is up for a new phone next week and is going on her own plan...and she turned her data off...my research indicates they've been VOIP based on her data usage at pretty specific times...I don't want the fogged woman, I want the one that has been for 14 of our 16 years of marriage....but I know that she will cheat again without extensive help/counsiling. Exposure results haven't been determined..but I think they've failed. So D, seems the option, but I'd like to feel better before I fight that fight...and with my other condition, work has already been a struggle, and this would only add to it.
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You might actually feel BETTER by ridding yourself of this woman. It's worth consideration.
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mwil, I am concerned that you are getting sidetracked with things that have no bearing on the situation. For example, her being "nice" has nothing to do with the price of tea in china.
Are you saying your children know all about the affair, including the OM's name? Have you exposed to the rest of your family? What about the OM's family on Facebook?
I don't think you will feel better unless and until you file for divorce and get into Plan B. Your health and mental state will continue to erode until you get yourself out of this.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.." Theodore Roosevelt Exposure 101
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I don't want the fogged woman, I want the one that has been for 14 of our 16 years of marriage....but I know that she will cheat again without extensive help/counsiling. I posted about this earlier. Because I have spoken to Dr Harley about this issue personally in relation to my ex H who was a serial cheater. He does not recommend counseling. He said that does not help a serial cheater. What he has said is that you must eliminate ALL opportunity for a SSL (secret second life) and all opportunity for an affair - your WW would have to get rid of all social media and probably not use email or internet without you nearby and probably even change jobs to do something working at home with you. He does not have a lot of hope for serial cheaters to change their ways. Melody posted Dr Harley's advice to another BS to you earlier today recommending Plan B. I am certain he would advise you to do this right away because of your health issues.
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So D, seems the option, but I'd like to feel better before I fight that fight...and with my other condition, work has already been a struggle, and this would only add to it. No, that's not true. Going to Plan B/D would not add to your struggle. You will start to gain some emotional distance from your WW and begin to see things more objectively and make better decisions. Your health will likely improve. Have you considered that stress of what your WW put you through the first time (I have skimmed through your thread) i.e. Plan A for 6+ mos while she was in an active affair and being very cruel to you has contributed to your health issues now? That would not surprise me one bit. Dr Harley has said the stress of prolonged Plan A can lead to immune problems.
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In NY, I don't have grounds for divorce. How do you Plan B in the same house? She won't leave....at least until she's ready.
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NY still has adultery as a reason for divorce, adultery is also illegal by statute.
It also says cruel and inhuman treatment, and a few reasons.
It would probably be contested, but there are options.
You need to get with an attorney, there are ways to do everything.
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You have a habit of not answering questions that are put to you on this thread. You have done this several times. 1. Have you exposed to your families - your parents and siblings, her parents and siblings? 2. What did you tell your children? You said you told your son. What did you tell him? What were your exact words? Did you tell him about her previous affair, which he was too young to know about at the time? You said that when you "approached" your daughter she said "Dad, I know". WHAT does she know? How does she know about her mother's affair if her mother has been trying to keep it secret (of course)? How did she know about it when you didn't? I hardly think her mother has been confiding in her. 3. In NY, I don't have grounds for divorce. How do you Plan B in the same house? She won't leave....at least until she's ready. I can see that without evidence of sexual intercourse you do not have grounds for an adultery filing (at least, that is what is necessary in the UK where I live). However, you should still speak to a lawyer about her unreasonable behaviour. Texting and calling another man is not acceptable in a marriage, and a judge might well agree. Whether or not you have grounds today, you need to prepare to move out. You need to find somewhere else to live and plan to take your children with you. Can you stay with your parents for a while? And surely New York will eventually grant you a divorce if you feel that your marriage has irretrievably broken down? People are not forced to stay married against their will forever in civilised countries. If the house needs to be sold if you move out then hire someone to do some basic cleaning and tidying and then put it on the market. Are you able to do that in New York without her consent?
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In NY, I don't have grounds for divorce. How do you Plan B in the same house? She won't leave....at least until she's ready. Start talking to (OM might need to know your wife has emotional problems and he is one of several affair partners), exposing OM and otherwise messing with him and maybe then she will move out voluntarily. Adulterers love privacy. The less u give her the more she'll want to leave. U could also remove doors from hinges in YOUR house, set up cameras in YOUR house. Install a security system in your house (which likely won't spy on her at all but SHE won't trust u saying that).
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In NY, I don't have grounds for divorce. How do you Plan B in the same house? She won't leave....at least until she's ready. NY has adultery as grounds for divorce.
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In NY, I don't have grounds for divorce. How do you Plan B in the same house? She won't leave....at least until she's ready. NY has adultery as grounds for divorce. As of 2010, NY is a no fault state. Adultery is fairly difficult and costly to prove and but it's probably worth listing as additional grounds.
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NY is a mixed no fault state as of 2010 here : Despite being generally considered a liberal state, New York has a history of being conservative on issues regarding marriage; it was the last state in the country to allow no-fault divorce and still maintains a (seldom enforced) law against adultery.[1] Until 1966, adultery was the only ground of divorce; cruelty, a ground that had long been available in most other states, was not available in New York.[2] Divorce grounds New York is a mixed state that allows for both no-fault and at-fault divorce. In the US, about one-third of states, most of them in the West and Midwest, are only no-fault, having abolished at-fault divorce. At fault divorce The state of New York is one of the states which allow the possibility of an at fault divorce. In this case, one party accuses the other of a wrongdoing (the "fault"). The other party may or may not contest. In practice, the parties might use the at fault grounds to obtain a mutually desired and agreed upon divorce: they can agree to an uncontested divorce as long as one of the parties is willing to allege one of the fault based grounds and the other party accepts the "fault" without contesting it (this was common in the past). An at fault divorce can be obtained due to the following: Cruel and inhuman treatment (Domestic Relations Law �170.1) Abandonment for a continuous period of one year or more (DRL �170.2) Imprisonment for more than three years subsequent to the marriage (DRL �170.3) Adultery (DRL �170.4)
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You are finding a lot of reasons for staying in Plan A. Sounds to me like that is your decision.
In your current state, you are about to get walked all over.
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You have a habit of not answering questions that are put to you on this thread. You have done this several times. 1. Have you exposed to your families - your parents and siblings, her parents and siblings? 2. What did you tell your children? You said you told your son. What did you tell him? What were your exact words? Did you tell him about her previous affair, which he was too young to know about at the time? You said that when you "approached" your daughter she said "Dad, I know". WHAT does she know? How does she know about her mother's affair if her mother has been trying to keep it secret (of course)? How did she know about it when you didn't? I hardly think her mother has been confiding in her. 3. In NY, I don't have grounds for divorce. How do you Plan B in the same house? She won't leave....at least until she's ready. I can see that without evidence of sexual intercourse you do not have grounds for an adultery filing (at least, that is what is necessary in the UK where I live). However, you should still speak to a lawyer about her unreasonable behaviour. Texting and calling another man is not acceptable in a marriage, and a judge might well agree. Whether or not you have grounds today, you need to prepare to move out. You need to find somewhere else to live and plan to take your children with you. Can you stay with your parents for a while? And surely New York will eventually grant you a divorce if you feel that your marriage has irretrievably broken down? People are not forced to stay married against their will forever in civilised countries. If the house needs to be sold if you move out then hire someone to do some basic cleaning and tidying and then put it on the market. Are you able to do that in New York without her consent? 1. Yes...but her sister turned on me...lack of evidence...needs her friends...both her parents have passed. 2. I told my son mom is having an inappropriate relationship with another man named Dan in Calif. I told my daughter this morning (who was very uncomfortable with the talk) that mommy likes another man in Cali. 3.
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You are finding a lot of reasons for staying in Plan A. Sounds to me like that is your decision.
In your current state, you are about to get walked all over. Yep, I know...I would like to plan A, it takes the edge off for now. And the kids are just starting school.
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1. Yes...but her sister turned on me...lack of evidence...needs her friends...both her parents have passed.
2. I told my son mom is having an inappropriate relationship with another man named Dan in Calif. I told my daughter this morning (who was very uncomfortable with the talk) that mommy likes another man in Cali.
3. You are playing games with us. You have not exposed the affair and are not following the advice. Plan A is not intended to be a way of life for conflict avoiders and that is how you are using it. You are cherry picking the concept and then misusing the ones you like. You can't save a marriage when you are an enabler, Sir.
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Do you know what exposure means? Exposure means to EXPOSE the affair. It does not mean you give people FALSE and confusing definitions of the affair. It is not an "inappropriate" relationship and it is not just "liking' some man in California. Why confuse your kids even more?
Exposure means you sit the kids down and tell them "Mommy is having an affair with a man named XXX in California. I want you know that this has devastated me and may lead to a divorce."
You then send out exposure letters as outlined in the exposure thread linked in my signature.
A serious approach is warranted, mwil.
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You are finding a lot of reasons for staying in Plan A. Sounds to me like that is your decision.
In your current state, you are about to get walked all over. Yep, I know...I would like to plan A, it takes the edge off for now. And the kids are just starting school. Translation: I would like to stick my head in the sand and sweep this all under the rug; I am going to call it "plan A" so I can act like I am doing something.
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You have a habit of not answering questions that are put to you on this thread. You have done this several times.
1. Have you exposed to your families - your parents and siblings, her parents and siblings? 1. Yes...but her sister turned on me...lack of evidence...needs her friends...both her parents have passed. So apparently, this has not been done either.
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1. Yes...but her sister turned on me...lack of evidence...needs her friends...both her parents have passed.
2. I told my son mom is having an inappropriate relationship with another man named Dan in Calif. I told my daughter this morning (who was very uncomfortable with the talk) that mommy likes another man in Cali.
3. Is there a shortage of gigabytes that is making you post like this? It seems to me that several people on this thread are spending more time writing about your marriage than you are. I know you are capable of writing proper sentences and answering questions properly, so why are you texting like a teenaged girl? We are putting in a lot of effort to help you and you are being very lethargic about responding. This has been true throughout the whole thread. I would like full answers to my questions, please - or you can tell me to bog off and mind my own business, but then I don't know why you'd post on a help forum if that's your feeling. 1. Have you exposed to your parents and siblings? What was their response? You mentioned exposing to her sister. What exactly did you tell her to get the response "lack of evidence�needs her friends�"? I If you tell someone that your wife is having an online affair with her high-school boyfriend, and that you have evidence of phone calls and texts (which your wife know you have, so there is no need to hide the fact from anybody else), and if that person knows that she had an affair with a drug addict years ago and knows about the struggle you had to bring her back to the marriage� ...(The sister does know this, doesn't she?) �then how does she come to brush off this information with "needs her friends"? Doesn't she care about her nephew and niece, and indeed her sister's welfare? Is she a wayward herself by any chance? Are there any other siblings? Have they been told? 2. Do your son and daughter know about your wife's first affair? Do they know that it was a full sexual affair and that your wife left you for this man? If not, why not? Why did you use euphemisms like "an inappropriate relationship" and "liking another man" when you talked to your kids? Do you think that such incoherent babble will protect your children from divorce? Because it won't. 3. What is the answer to question 3? "You need to find somewhere else to live and plan to take your children with you. Can you stay with your parents for a while? And surely New York will eventually grant you a divorce if you feel that your marriage has irretrievably broken down? People are not forced to stay married against their will forever in civilised countries. If the house needs to be sold if you move out then hire someone to do some basic cleaning and tidying and then put it on the market. Are you able to do that in New York without her consent?" If you've decided to live with the situation and you actually don't want our advice any more then please just tell us. We won't waste our time forcing advice on people who don't want it and have no intention of acting on it. I, for one, hate finding myself in the position of harassing a poster because they don't want to answer my questions but won't simply come out and say so.
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You are finding a lot of reasons for staying in Plan A. Sounds to me like that is your decision.
In your current state, you are about to get walked all over. Yep, I know...I would like to plan A, it takes the edge off for now. And the kids are just starting school. It takes the "edge" off? The only way that I could see that would be possible is because you are in a serious state of denial. Thinking that by meeting enough of your WW's ENs will cause her to end this affair and come back to the marriage. Ignoring ALL of the other problems that will come along with this plan. You really do intend to live a life of Plan A indefinitely. Marriage at all costs. Very sad.
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1. Yes...but her sister turned on me...lack of evidence...needs her friends...both her parents have passed.
2. I told my son mom is having an inappropriate relationship with another man named Dan in Calif. I told my daughter this morning (who was very uncomfortable with the talk) that mommy likes another man in Cali.
3. Is there a shortage of gigabytes that is making you post like this? It seems to me that several people on this thread are spending more time writing about your marriage than you are. I know you are capable of writing proper sentences and answering questions properly, so why are you texting like a teenaged girl? We are putting in a lot of effort to help you and you are being very lethargic about responding. This has been true throughout the whole thread. I would like full answers to my questions, please - or you can tell me to bog off and mind my own business, but then I don't know why you'd post on a help forum if that's your feeling. 1. Have you exposed to your parents and siblings? What was their response? You mentioned exposing to her sister. What exactly did you tell her to get the response "lack of evidence�needs her friends�"? I If you tell someone that your wife is having an online affair with her high-school boyfriend, and that you have evidence of phone calls and texts (which your wife know you have, so there is no need to hide the fact from anybody else), and if that person knows that she had an affair with a drug addict years ago and knows about the struggle you had to bring her back to the marriage� ...(The sister does know this, doesn't she?) �then how does she come to brush off this information with "needs her friends"? Doesn't she care about her nephew and niece, and indeed her sister's welfare? Is she a wayward herself by any chance? Are there any other siblings? Have they been told? 2. Do your son and daughter know about your wife's first affair? Do they know that it was a full sexual affair and that your wife left you for this man? If not, why not? Why did you use euphemisms like "an inappropriate relationship" and "liking another man" when you talked to your kids? Do you think that such incoherent babble will protect your children from divorce? Because it won't. 3. What is the answer to question 3? "You need to find somewhere else to live and plan to take your children with you. Can you stay with your parents for a while? And surely New York will eventually grant you a divorce if you feel that your marriage has irretrievably broken down? People are not forced to stay married against their will forever in civilised countries. If the house needs to be sold if you move out then hire someone to do some basic cleaning and tidying and then put it on the market. Are you able to do that in New York without her consent?" If you've decided to live with the situation and you actually don't want our advice any more then please just tell us. We won't waste our time forcing advice on people who don't want it and have no intention of acting on it. I, for one, hate finding myself in the position of harassing a poster because they don't want to answer my questions but won't simply come out and say so. Sorry...WW is constantly lurking...and I barely have time to read all the details in posts...yes, I sent out about 30 FB messages, 2 emails and 2 phone calls...My entire family knows but my Mother....last time she had a heart attack 2 days later...my exposure letters where phrased "long distance affair". More later...
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My entire family knows but my Mother....last time she had a heart attack 2 days later... Are you saying you haven't told your mother?
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My entire family knows but my Mother....last time she had a heart attack 2 days later... Are you saying you haven't told your mother? Yes, she has a heart condition, and she literally had a heart attack....I will NOT risk that stress on her again 9 years later. I felt great today, but WW and I had a "discussion" about our verizonwireless bill, then it blew up from there...on her part. I remained calm, pointed out that the children were in the house and that I didn't want to yell....then calmed down and said she was sorry that she had tried to console her "friend" at 5:30 in the morning (her calling him) she said it was during a walk with her friend...blah blah....attorney coming sometime this week.
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Mywife,
While I sympathize with you in having to go through another of your wife's affairs, especially with a health issue, you don't seem to be helping yourself by not fully discussing your situation and the actions you are taking to address it (i.e., applying MB principles) with the members here who are trying to help you. Sugar Cane and Melody, among others, have posed some clear direct questions to you, but giving them short, difficult to interpret responses sort of leaves them in left field in terms of advising you. If your wife is 'lurking' and that prevents you from discussing with other members here, then I would suggest go to your local library and reserve a computer for am hour or two every few days to sign on here in better privacy. I do not have any doubt that this MB site is an accepted site at a library.
Sugar Cane made a very valid point about the manner you described in 'exposing' your wife's affair to your kids. It's my opinion that using a term like 'inappropriate behavior' to explain your wife's affair means nothing to your kids, and possibly alerts them that they cannot trust you to be honest with them and fight for them as well. Better put, 'your mom is having an affair with X in CA, and she may have allowed herself to fall in love with this X POSOM at the risk of destroying our family as we know it. I want to ensure you I am going to fight for our family as best I can, because I love all of you'. Sound better?
There are a couple of more things I'd like to suggest to you on this Labor Day, but have a couple of things to do now.
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My entire family knows but my Mother....last time she had a heart attack 2 days later... Are you saying you haven't told your mother? Yes, she has a heart condition, and she literally had a heart attack....I will NOT risk that stress on her again 9 years later. I'm very sorry to hear about her heart attack and ongoing health problems. However, do you hope to keep this from her forever? What will you say if she leaves you for the other man, as you said you suspected earlier in this thread, or if (that should be "when") you decide to move out? If you decide to file for divorce, will you keep that from her? I felt great today, but WW and I had a "discussion" about our verizonwireless bill, then it blew up from there...on her part. I remained calm, pointed out that the children were in the house and that I didn't want to yell....then calmed down and said she was sorry that she had tried to console her "friend" at 5:30 in the morning (her calling him) she said it was during a walk with her friend...blah blah....attorney coming sometime this week. This does nothing to address the questions we have been asking you. Do you plan to do anything about this ongoing affair? What do you mean by "attorney coming sometime this week"? Do you have an appointment with an attorney? When?
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Mywife,
It's my opinion that using a term like 'inappropriate behavior' to explain your wife's affair means nothing to your kids, The first thing I think of when I hear "inappropriate behavior" is the president of the United states LYING on national television about his affair in the White House, then admitting to it....but not calling it an affair or adultery...instead saying "I did indeed have an inappropriate relationship"... well, he was having an affair! Call it what it is!
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Mywoife,
I din;t know if you're even still here, but as I said I do have a couple of things to add.
The first thing is that your kids are old enough - ages 12 and 14 to understand the threat to your family. The second thing is do NOt engage in arguments with her about the phone bill as you did. I am not sure why you brought it up - not sure if you were complaining to her about he amount of that bill or specific phone numbers on it. But. in bringing it up and Not confronting her about a specific phone number (which probably did cause the phone and texting charges to be high) you blew it for no good reason.
Melody Lane stated to you something important. That you may be a conflict avoider. I don't know and I can't judge, but it dose seem that you are afraid of your wife.
Well I wish you well,
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Jedi,
Mu opinion is when a politician addresses the public is one thing as far as the terms used, cut when addressing your family is quite another matter.
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My WW just called and said she wants to go to counseling. Seperate at first, then together...Is this a good sign, or just a cover to say "At least I tried". Meanwhile, we haven't had any major R discussion over 2 days, and have shared some TV time together....but clings to her phone...and since Fri. night, (like her last A) she does not let me see her naked...Things were "floating" before Friday(with some sex, and some "fun") before I hit the nerve with asking about the phone calls, texts.
I think she's just going through the motions.
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My WW just called and said she wants to go to counseling. Seperate at first, then together...Is this a good sign, Not really. It's a complete waste of time while she is in an active affair. I know, I've been there and done that. I'd repeat that you are willing to restore the marriage and enter a program of recovery of your choosing once she ends the affair, agrees to NC, sends a NC letter, and is totally transparent.
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She doesn't acknowledge the affair...says she hasn't talked to him in a month. That's the thing that is different from last time...no smoking gun....oh, and that it is an emotional affair from afar, from which I read, is the hardest to break...all fantasy. Could a counselor bring that out of her?
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Could a counselor bring that out of her? No.
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Did you plant any VARS? I thought you suspected she was using Facetime on her way to work?
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Meanwhile, we haven't had any major R discussion over 2 days, Why are you having R discussions with her AT ALL? She is in an active affair. You don't try to talk a wayward back to the marriage. All that will do is put them on their guard and take the affair further underground. As you are seeing.
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Could a counselor bring that out of her? No. x2. She's just playing games with you, since she knows you are suspicious of an affair.
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"Is she monitoring your posts here?"
I highly doubt it. She's so fogged out right now, it's blinding. This is so different...she is protecting this EA big time....the guy is in Cali....has never been married, and supposedly has heart conditions....my wife is a "motherer" and takes on EVERY person in need....she can't say no.
I would say that we protected the marriage in everyway possible, until I became "ill"....again, not blaming myself, but I have known from our recovery, that my wife was a higher risk...
It is so sad, to think that a long distance emotional affair, can do such damage, and is the hardest one to break up. I think all the exposure now is putting a bit of a squeeze, but hard to know.
One year ago, I was a happy healthy wonderful man, with a awesome wife and family and home....I sense it is about to be all taken away...
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I would say that we protected the marriage in everyway possible, until I became "ill"....again, not blaming myself, but I have known from our recovery, that my wife was a higher risk.... MWIL, it had nothing to do with your illness, and everything to do with her pisspoor boundaries around men. She already KNOWS the dangers of an affair and walked right into another one. You can't blame the state of the marriage anymore. This is no accident. She was looking for action. As long as that is the case, there is nothing here to save. One year ago, I was a happy healthy wonderful man, with a awesome wife and family and home I would say that was an illusion because your wife is still playing chicken with your life and your marriage. IT was just a matter of time before you got hit again.
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.." Theodore Roosevelt Exposure 101
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One year ago, I was a happy healthy wonderful man, with a awesome wife and family and home I would say that was an illusion because your wife is still playing chicken with your life and your marriage. IT was just a matter of time before you got hit again. I agree that it was an illusion. I noticed that you posted back in May of this year about how amazing your M and WW was - and if I understand this time line correctly she was already secretly communicating w/OM (aka in an EA) at that time and had been for a number of months.
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This is so different...she is protecting this EA big time....the guy is in Cali....has never been married, and supposedly has heart conditions....my wife is a "motherer" and takes on EVERY person in need....she can't say no. I think you get sidetracked with all this psycho analysis of your WW. She is behaving like any other wayward....except WORSE. Because she has done this to you twice now. And she will do it again. Besides, the statement is obviously NOT TRUE since the person she has vowed to care, cherish and love she has betrayed and hurt in the worse way possible. Twice. While you are struggling with your own illness.
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I would say that we protected the marriage in everyway possible, until I became "ill" I don't see how you can possibly say that, when this affair kicked off (or speeded up) with her going to her high school reunion alone. During the time you were here before, there were several cases and discussions showing the dangers of high school reunions. I don't know how you didn't know that was a high risk. I don't know how you didn't know that any social event with mixed sexes where the spouse is not present are high risk, and that high school reunions seem to present their own special danger. It obviously has something to do with people reuniting with old acquaintances and friends with whom you shared what you now look back ones the best days of your life, and in some cases, getting back in touch with an old boyfriend or girlfriend. You might have been protecting the marriage up to that point, but that was an obvious risk that should never have been undertaken by anyone who ever posted on MB.
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...the guy is in Cali....has never been married, and supposedly has heart conditions....my wife is a "motherer" and takes on EVERY person in need....she can't say no. Your wife is not mothering him and their relationship has nothing to do with his being in need. I'm beginning to think that you are in a bigger fog than she is!
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I notice that you've done what you've done so many times before; you've updated and blogged about the last few days but you've done nothing to answer outstanding questions. You've been asked about what you told you children and your plans to break up this affair, but like many other questions on this thread they remain unanswered and you've moved on to what happened yesterday. I'm very sorry to hear about her heart attack and ongoing health problems. However, do you hope to keep this from her forever? What will you say if she leaves you for the other man, as you said you suspected earlier in this thread, or if (that should be "when") you decide to move out? If you decide to file for divorce, will you keep that from her?
Do you plan to do anything about this ongoing affair?
What do you mean by "attorney coming sometime this week"? Do you have an appointment with an attorney? When? What have you found out about your custody rights in the event of separation?
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The exposure is hitting a nerve! Absolute insane reaction when finding out that one of her friends (she calls the town mouth)was sent the exposure message. She just left saying "Don't ever talk to me again, it's over"
I was calm and cool, and said "I love you, for our marriage to survive, we will need to contact OM and tell him to never speak to you again." Her veins just about popped out of her neck, when yelling "Never!!!!".
I will not go down without a fight, but this one maybe even too much for this MB "success
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Did you ever write Dr. Harley? Have you listened to the clips in here? Serial Cheaters
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Too much hurt and pain on both sides that my brain hurts just thinking about it all.
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