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#1005087 05/30/02 07:03 AM
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Here is the latest and greatest in my life......<p>H leaves Saturday for the Reserves and if you know anything about my story he told me that he was going to take his 2 weeks away to figure out what he wanted and that he was 80% wanting to leave and 20% wanting to stay, this was about 3 weeks ago. <p>Last night he started a relationship conversation with me which is unusual because to be honest communication is one of our biggest problems, he has always kept everything inside until he busts, anyways he started talking about how he was tired of counseling, tired of doctors, tired of appointments and just wanted to be left alone to figure out what he wants - all I said to this is "well, you have to do what is best for you” I’m not sure how we got on the topic of him figuring out what he wants but the just of the conversation was that he feels like he is dying inside and just wants to have his independence back, doesn’t want to have to answer to anyone, do what he wants when he wants - In general be very selfish! I made some comment about just wanting my boring old life back and he agreed and said that there were days where he wishes that he had never started all of this but right now he was 70% wanting to leave and 30% wanting to stay (hey my odds have gotten better). I told him that I would support any changes he wanted to make in our lives and that right now I was no more in love with him than he was with me but I knew that with time and a lot of work that our marriage could be wonderful - even better than before - as long as he was honest with me - (this is the crappy part) he tells me that he's not sure that he can say that if presented with the opportunity to cheat again that he wouldn’t do it! I about gave up right then and there - that is a bunch of crap - why am I putting up with this? But then he goes back to the "I will always love you no matter what" line and he just wants to be happy and doesn’t know how to be - that I would be better off if he just died because this would be easier on everyone, how he is just a loner and doesn’t need people, that I'm never going to trust him again, why would I want him he is an as*Hol* (I could go on forever) - What do I say to this? I just told him that I love him and know that things can be better...We ended up have SF which was wonderful and with me more confused than ever...does anyone have any opinions on this I'm open to anything right now... I'm not sure if this was a good conversation or not?!?!<p>
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Once again...our H's are strangely alike. What is it with this going back and forth? My H told me three days ago that he loves me and wants to be with me forever. He went on and on about how he couldn't figure out why I still love him, and that he'd do anything for me.<p>Last night, he and I got into a (fairly calm) discussion about OW, and he said that he feels bad because she won't talk to him anymore because of me (because of me!!! supposedly she feels guilty...bull****, she's jsut trying to play the "good guy" so she can make him feel bad). Then he says that he's only still with me because I haven't said it's okay for him to leave, and asks why can't I just be okay by myself. That he'll still treat me well and take care of me and our D. <p>I don't know what to think...

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I told mine that I will be ok if he leaves - its not what I want and think he is being a selfish coward if he does but I will be just fine. but if he wants a D that bad he is going to have to do it becuase I wont!<p>I also told him that I hoped he realized that if he D's me I will re-marry because I dont like being alone - I can be alone but I just dont like it - I like having a family and H to come home to... and that he was going to have to deal with a step-dad for the girls - that he will be the outsider! He actually asked me why would I want to get re-married? I honestly think he thinks that things will be the same except he will live someplace else - Tells me that he will always love me as the mother of his children and be there for me in anyway - like were going to still share holidays and birthdays - He's just being a cakeeater! Like MAW64 says - They want it all


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