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#1208499 10/16/04 04:03 AM
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I called my wife for our brief (I'm military overseas for 4 more months) 15 minute call tonight as I do everynight, but she said she wasn't at home, she was at OM house (4 houses up from ours) but that it was OK becuase her friend was with her. I tried as politely as I could to explain to her that I wanted our marriage to work, but I just couldn't fully trust her if she had ANY contact with him & Asked if she would go home, after a little fuss she agreed to leave.. I didn't mean to, but I asked if she felt she loved him, and this time I got 'no' (right after she admitted A to me, she said 'a little', so I hope that's good progress)

She offered for me to talk to him, but he wouldn't. I called back about an hour later to talk to him like W has wanted (he deined A for 10 minutes, then admitted but still shows lies in their stories - W seems more honest). I had him convinced to not see her/turn her away, but then I lost it & started making threats - the last 2 minutes of my call, I heard W in the background overhear him say not to threaten him - she got on the phone & demanded to know our conversation, then was heard questioning him in the background.

A different friend got on the phone - I accidentally told her that she had had an affair & to get my W and the kdis home - they weren't to be there.

He'd said that W stopped by his work to pick up a TRUSTWORTHY friend of ours who works with him (becuase he doesn't have a car) and W told him that they should get together tonight with her friend and drink at his place - common ocurance at our house before I left (he's seperated form his drug-addicted wife that left him due to his drinking & started dating her dealer - lovely isn't it??). It was a combination of a chance meeting & planned I think, as it happens regularly to both of us, but how do I take HER setting that up with him ???? She sees nothing wrong with it b/c her friend was there. A friend that I am sure would cover up another A if asked to, though was unaware & passivley didn't condon the first when made aware.

I don't know why I blew up - I guess it's all the calls he avoids & it was at GOOD point in the call - when I was clam, I got off the phone shocked at threatening him & him yelling back not to 'dare put a hit on him' - whatever that meant. I want to kill him, but not in a litteral meaning.

I ended the call telling our good neighbor to tell my W I loved her & our girls & then my phone call time was up. I know I 'screwed the pooch' but I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see her reaction to it - she's said from the day I caught them I should heva done somehting abotu it then, even though I told her I would have lost it - she said it would have showed I cared. I cared, I was just in denial it had happened.

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Hi Pickup,

Well, I've definitely been where you were last night...

I know this is hard, but you've GOT to let go of any relationship discussions with your W while you're deployed.

Your W is still in contact with the OM... but it doesn't appear that she's totally given up on the M for him. I suspect that she is very confused and that the OM is meeting some of her ENs...

Recognize your pain and anger, but try not to discuss ANY relationship issues when you talk with your W. Try to limit your conversations to the kids, things that you're doing, anything but the OM and the A or your relationship with your W.

Try to be upbeat and positive and let your W know that you love her. And by all means, STOP talking with the OM... why in the world would you expect him to tell you the truth???

Hang in there... I'll be praying for you and your family...

Semper Fi,
RIF90


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