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#1152593 06/28/04 11:50 AM
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I totally blew Plan B!!! I was so close. After a week of a good plan B (and a very good Plan 1 for 5-6 months), WS called and we started talking again--said he wanted to make the marriage work. He said that he loved me and that he knew that he had no future with OW. He just needed a little time to end things with her. Explained that he had become emotionally attached to her and now he had to get "detached". Stupid me totally believed him! In fact, I thought he was taking time to get through early withdrawals.

I couldn't have been more wrong. I admit that after a couple of weeks I started bothering WS and asking "when" "when." Well, just had another talk with WH (at his request--I know, I shouldn't have talked with him) and he said that he's still not sure. He is in love with OW and doesn't want to come back just for the kids, although he would love to do that, but that he's just in love with her. Said that he has thought about all the years (now including when we even dated) and is not sure that he ever "had it."

I said "well if you think your life will be better with her then you need to leave." He said (rather in an angry tone): I don't think it will be better!" Then he said that there is no reason to go back to not speaking and using intermediary (referring to my Plan b), it served its purpose and now we are beyond that. I explained that I needed it. He said that we should talk to discuss important things.

He said that he is having a hard time leaving the house and kids, but that he needs to make his decision soon because he is a wreck. (He has been in his own appartment for about 6 months now). As I was leaving he said, "we'll talk soon." I said "no, no more until you have made your decision.

So what do I do--resend the Plan B letter or just start it up again, since I've basically said that's what I'll be doing.

He sounded so different a couple of weeks ago (so hopeful), but everytime it comes down to the wire, he folds!!

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Jump right back on the Plan B wagon. My WH gave me the same story, and now has been with OW for 16 months. Stay dark.

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Believer,

That's what I plan on doing. I could just kick myself for going off of Plan B. I think it would have worked a lot faster if I had been true to the plan. I thought it was interesting that WS said that we don't need to not communicate again--"that we are past that."

He did mention in "our talk" that it really drove him nuts that I called so many times in the last week. So I will go dark and stay dark. I think it will take some time. He's having an extremely hard time giving up this "true love" that he has found.

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Yeah, they all have a hard time giving up their "soulmate". Don't feel bad, I have fallen off the Plan B wagon many times. It is hard to get back on, but necessary.

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What's strange is that WH has never seemed very happy about the whole affair (so to speak). Maybe he happy around her. But around me (except for a few occasions) he's nearly always a wreck. And he always seems to call right after he has spent time with her (ie, after the weekend) OK maybe soon after d-day he was more determined to leave. It's like he would like to come back, but just can't.


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