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Well.....as plan A continues, I've had a couple of very nice meetings with my WW in the last few days.
First off, was saturday night. This was suppose to be my WW's weekend with our daughter. But, because of father's day, my wife brought my D over saturday night (so I could spend fathers day with her), and stayed for dinner. They arrived at around 5pm....we cooked steaks and chicken on the BBQ...drank some wine, and had a very nice evening. WW left shortly before my D's bedtime, and we exchanged the usual hugs and "I love you's" as she left. All in all, a very pleasant evening.
On sunday, I spent a wonderful day with my daughter. We played, went shopping, and had dinner over at my brother's place. She is my Angel! [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img]
As usual, around bedtime, my WW called. I put her on the phone with D, and then talked to her for about 10 minutes about our day. (She asked me to call her in the AM)
Today, June 17, is our anniversary. So, I called my W this morning, and told her I'd really like to see her today...so, we eventually decided to meet at my house for lunch at 12:30. She picked up lunch and showed up right on time with a little gift bag in hand. We talked about our jobs and our daughter as we ate. Once finished, she prompted me to open my gift, which was a car charger for my cellphone. Also in the bag, was a very simple card that said "happy anniversary"..."I love you". Perfect!
I then handed her my gift to her........which was a $2 glass jar.
In the jar, I placed sand and seashells from the beach where we were married.
On top, I placed some flowers that I picked from the beach entrance this morning.
I also gave her a simple card that reiterated my love for her.
My wife cryed as she read my card, and looked at the gift I'd created for her. We stared into each others eyes for a few minutes, and I told her I really wanted her to have something from my heart.
Then, the floodgates opened. We embraced for a few minutes, kissed, exchanged ILYs, and I walked her to her car, as it was time for her to return to work. 5 minutes after she left, she called to thank me, and tell me how glad she was for our lunch meeting today.
SHe called again @ around 4:30, to thank me again, and said she'd call me at our Ds bedtime as always. Both phone calls ended with her telling me she loved me before I told her. Hmmm.
Been a while for that.<p>Well, thats it. A very nice weekend. The subject of our M, OM, or A never came up once. I dare not believe the fog may be lifting a bit. I guess I was merely given 2 great oppurtunities to give plan A everything I have in the last few days....and from that angle, I feel I succeeded.
She did invite me to her place for dinner on thursday...and maybe thats a good sign.
Anyway, I'm still in the same place. Going day by day.
Thoughts/opinions????????????????????????????

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maximus wow that sounds like a wonderful weekend and a special anniversary [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img] <p>I agree that maybe, just maybe, your wife is returning from the fog she's been under. Stick with what you're doing. It's obviously working really well!<p>Oh and awesome anniversary gift! Totally romantic and special!

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Happy Anniversary Max!<p>Sounds like you had a special day, and a great weekend. Your D is lucky to have a Dad that wants to spend quality time with her. I truely hope that you are seeing signs that the fog is lifting. It sure sounds like it to me. [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img] <p>I agree with TinyDancer the Anniversay Gift was truely special.<p>Keep up the Plan A. It sounds like it's starting to work. <p>Just give it time, and keep it up!!<p>FL

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Well....I have time. I'm in no hurry.
Plan A is giving me a chance to really do alot of things for myself....and more importantly, my daughter.
However, I do know that eventually, I'll need to advance to plan B for my own sake. When I talk to my wife, or when I see her, It takes alot of effort to not bring up the Affair, our marriage, or the OM.
I'd love to ask her how she feels about these things right now.....but asking would no doubt be a big LB.
Tick, tick, tick....................


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