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Anyone have any sugestions on how to not LB with a WH like this? I feel like I'm in a dark room full of funiture trying to find the light switch!
I'm going up against a brick wall, made up of WH and OW - who is a nurse practioner with psy. background she has alot of "tools" to explain my behavior then I can even choke on....it's like my WH is going to a very bad IC/MC that is against marriage. (at least us two) I have just been laying back, hopefully actions will speak louder then words, but I'm not dealing very well with this "MC".....help.... I can't discuss anything with him, he just tells me how he feels - which most of the time leaves my mouth hanging - and that's it. No discussing. Our R this is ok - perhaps it was me in a fog for 14 yrs of marriage and its time for us to move on - but even dealing with the boys,,,this can't happen. If I let the boys go to a friends house, he gets upset tells me why he disagrees....blames me again that this is why we aren't together period. No,discussing; I have a right to make decisions also....but theres just this brick wall! This is driving me nuts! Now...I wanted to work on this M, but now I want to move to another state! I think he's pushing me so he can blame me, and OW can say see...i told you....how can i stop this?

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alirose...

why do you continue to power struggle the known fact that no matter what label your husband agrees to OR refuses to apply to this OW...she is a threat to your marriage...

and that after this amount of time have you not had enough of the emotional fog babble and garbage spewed at you enough to go to plan B and be done with this...

doesn't matter what he calls his relationship with the OP..
doesn't matter what he blames you for concocting in your head..

none of it matters...
what they say..
what they blame
accuse of you of shape shifting if it floats their boat... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />

none of it matters..

what matters is whether or not you have had enough...
and whether or not your husband decides that whatever it is with his OP..it really is toxic to the family..

and HE alone will decide to lose the family unit over her or NOT...

and you have no control..over that..making it happen or not..

what you do know is that the present is untolerable...so quit tolerating it....

but I garuntee you that she and he are perfectly happy focusing on you..
and making this your issue...
cause nothing is a better deflection from his and her...actions....

time for plan B...with the big guns...

a year of denial
what a load of crap...

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a year of denial what a load of crap <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> ??

<small>[ January 06, 2005, 03:36 PM: Message edited by: allirose89 ]</small>

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not from YOU alirose...from him...

doesnt' he deny it being even an emotional affair...

that's what I meant...

correct me if I'm wrong...
cause it wouldn't be the first time...

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Wheww....I was in panic for a moment... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />

In a way I have been in denial through this...yes I have looked at what I think I could do better, but I have always thought since we have been through so much that with time he would (and a part of me hopes will) wake up before its too late..

Wh relationship with the boys is becoming strained...they don't want to go over. I think that I'm going to have to move again (2nd in 6months - guess we learn from mistakes) to put more of a distance between us. They see both of us each day. Oldest son is not wanting to be around him, they are fighting, I'm tired of being the bad refree.... WH doesn't go to any of their IC sessions ( I have to take them- the oldest two have adhd and middle also has severe dyslexia)I had to set up the IEP meetings etc....I have even set appointments up when I have to work so he will have to do it! (Something happens though and it gets rescheduled)

WH still does not believe in such "thing as an emotional affair" and doesn't believe when it did become physical that it was an affair "because I was planning on moving out, and we were civil seperated" (hmm....that def. moved my butt out quicker) He's the one that one day happily mentioned that he was "passive/agressive ...and avoided all conflict with me", said OW "helped him relize this...."so honey she doesn't want to ruin our M she is supportive of me" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" />

I found this site after I had moved, wish I had found it before....there should be a form when u marry....lol...."read this before you say "I do"

I tried to give him hope, understanding while letting him know I don't approve, but when the OW pulled away from the parking lot (that I caught them in)laughing at me <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="images/icons/mad.gif" /> ....think that is enough...

I'm feeling today that I should move on...but how?
I have no family, I'm an only child and parents are deceased, what extended family i do have is states away....
with 3 boys how can I have no contact? who could relay? I would love to go dark....I tried it once...a bit modified because of the boys...thats when I almost had to get a RO of him... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />

mabey this time since he is "so happy now"....it would work... but I never did a good plan a yet, and there is still alot of hate/love words actions from him....

Ok....lol...I feel a little better; thank you <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />

PS...I have learned that by moving out I can make it! At least physically...emotionally still some big knots...but...they are getting lose....
I enjoy my space! I enjoy spending the evening with the boys with no strain from him being there...something I never thought would happen! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

<small>[ January 06, 2005, 07:01 PM: Message edited by: allirose89 ]</small>


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