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For those interested my story can be read Here.<p>Part 1
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Part 4<p>I know, there are lot's of parts. Sorry. <p>Here's whats been happening recently. My WW and I started chatting this past Friday. I had sent her an email on Wednesday letting her know that I had the new License plate window Sticker for her car. She didn't reply on Thursday, and she wasn't on MSN Messenger allday. (She's usually online allday at work). Well that night I left her a voice mail letting her know that I sent her the email, and that I had the sticker. She could pick it up anytime she wanted to. I also mentioned that I was worried because she hadn't been online that day. <p>Friday morning I had a dental appointment so I didn't work until the afternoon. I can't remember if I started the chat or if she did, but the point is that we chatted for a while. She hadn't worked the day before because she was sick. We chatted for a while. About my dental appointment, about her being sick etc. Then we both had to get back to work. About 5am saturday morning she called me. she had just picked up her voice mail. We talked for about two hours. About all sorts of things. I made sure that I never mentioned us or the OM. It was really good to talk to her again. <p>We did end up talking about us after she brought up the subject. I told her that I would work at her pace. She told me that she knew that she needs to end her A wih OM. She read a little bit of SAA. She is waiting until she starts her new job. (This coming Monday. Yeah!) That way she won't have to see him. (the are co-workers) Shes afraid of what he will do. He treats her very mean. (Double Yeah!) He is always checking up on her, and following her around. She told me that she loved me and I told her that I loved her. Then we said good night. (morning really)<p>Sunday night we spoke again for an hour or so. It was really good to talk to her again. Again we talked about all kinds of things.<p>Monday morning I had another dental appointment. I had a wisdom tooth pulled out of my head. (Can you say ouch! It actually didn't start hurting til a few hours latter. I still have a pretty bad headache.) I had mentioned the appointment to her, and told her that I would let her know how it went. When I got back to work she and I had a good long chat. I told her about the appointment, and joked with her about having my tooth mounted on a ring and giving it to her. She would have smacked me if she was standing next to me, she knew that I was joking. I told her that I had good dreams the night before, and she told me that she dreamt that she had moved back home. I told her that she could whenever she wanted to. That there was no rush. We
talked about taking a vacation and getting away from everyone and sending time with eachother. We cut our conversation at that point, 'cause we both had to get back to work.<p>Last night my W called me. She needed me to go with her to take care of a family situation. Her sister had called her and left her a message to please pick her up. She came by and picked me up. While my W and I were in the car her cell phone kept ringing. It was OM calling her. She just kept ignoring it. She was extremly upset that OM kept calling her. <p>We didn't find her sister where she said she wanted to be picked up. So we went back to our house to see if her sister had come by there. (We had left a note telling her to wait for us if she did) As we entered our neighborhood on our way back the house we passed OM. He was leaving our neighborhood. Obviously he had been checking up on her. They both saw eachother. My W was extremly pissed. She couldn't believe that he had come by the house. She was shaking. She was wondering what else he was capable of. She said that she know that she couldn't be trusted, but this was too much. We sat in the car on the driveway and talked for a while. She called her mom and asked her mom to stay with her at her apartment for the night. <p>Our home phone started ringing. (I had left it outside in case her sister did come by) I answered the phone. It was her sister. I passed the phone to my W. The talked for a few minutes. Then she passed the phone to me to get the directions to where her sister was. We went and picked her and a friend of hers up, then went to pick up my MIL. We all went back to my W's apartment. (I had never been there before.) The first thing I noticed was her aparment number. I had just dreamt that number the night before. <p>While my MIL and SIL and SIL's friend were talking my W and I sat on her couch and talked, hugged, snuggled, and kissed a little bit. We were there for hours. My W and I were talking about her moving back home. And about how we wanted to work on our M. <p>About 2am we dropped SIL and her friend off at the house where they are staying. MIL came along to see that her D was going to be ok. After that my W dropped me off at home. We kissed and said good night.<p>I just received an email that my W sent me yesterday. This quote from my W pretty much sums things up. "It was very nice talking to you again like old times. We never run out of things to say do we? I'm glad we get along this tells me we will work things out, its just going to take a while I guess." <p>I know that I need to take things slow, but I can see the road to recovery. It's just over the hill on the next hill. I just hope that when I get to the top of the hill I don't find a very windy road.<p>Thanks for listening.<p>FL<p>[ June 11, 2002: Message edited by: FeelingLost ]<p>[ June 11, 2002: Message edited by: FeelingLost ]</p>

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Sounds like progress. Don't make major plans yet. Sounds like the OM is making himself not welcomed and may be scary!!! <p>You keep up the best you can be but know there maybe some backsliding. Why anyone would want a lowlife like the OM is unknown but can happen. <p>Pray for a clear mind and a calm heart. It is good that your MIL is able to help out. <p>Take care,
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Thanks Orchid. I know that backsliding can happen. I can only hope that it doesn't. <p>My W and I have spent the past two nights together. Watching tv shows and movies. Last night my W stayed at the house. She is planning on moving back home to stay and work things out as early as this weekend. <p>We are starting to talk about the future again. Where we will go for our next vacation and other plans we've had on hold for a while.<p>I'm back here on MB reading up on the POJA. I know that we both need to agree to it before she moves back in. I'm also going to print out the ENQ for both of us to fill out. <p>We'll see what the future has in store for us. I have a good feeling. <p>FL

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Hi FL,<p>Good to hear from U. Thanks for responding. I am glad it is still in the postive sector. Remember though this healing stuff takes time. As long as you know that, you can pace it better. Pay attention but don't hover over her. <p>The WS need lots of breathing room but they need to show their value. You are not desparate so don't act like it. Remember that you need to be treated with respect and visa versa. <p>Move forward with caution. Have you talked with Steve or Jennifer?<p>take care,
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Thanks Orchid,<p>I know that we should take thinks slow, and that I shouldn't hover over my wife. (Hard to do I'll admit) Things are still going good. <p>My wife and I are slowing bringing stuff from her apartment to the house. Tommorow we are going over to bring her furniture and the rest of her clothes. <p>Things between us are great right now. I know that I should probably still have my guard up, but I need to let it down to let her in. <p>I haven't talked to Steve or Jenifer. I didn't have the $'s to call while my W and I were seperated. I think that now that we are working on the M we should call. <p>I'll ask my W what she thinks. She's not very crazy about talking to someone. Her sister was in counseling with a lousy shrink that just didn't want to help. so she has a bad impression of counseling in general. <p>I think it would be a good idea for us. I wouldn't want to blow it because she and I couldn't comunicate about something. <p>I need to get back to work now. I'll post more later.<p>FL


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