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"Chicks."

GrayCloud

(I still lmao at that one)


I never had to take the Kobayashi Maru test until now. What do you think of my solution?

O'hana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.

My Story

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One of my posts to Alphin Omelet has nothing on you except your WH's drool.


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Here is a classic from Gimble:

It's hard to stay mad when you're both naked


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"for those who understand no explaination is necessary, and for those that don't none will suffice". Chinese saying

"to talk of bulls is not the same thing as being in the bull ring". Mexican saying

And in a salute to Texas; "big hat, no cattle"


(F)WS - 46
BH - 46
S21,D19,D15
d-day 2-28-02
ONS-continuing contact

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One of my favorites, although it isn't from a Marriage Builder, it speaks loudly to everyone about their responsibilities in this life, but it speaks especially to wayward spouses.

"If I die and my soul be lost, it's nobody's fault but mine." -Nina Simone

As for notable quotes from the folks who pour out their lives here for anyone to see, very few posts go by where something notable isn't said.

God bless you all.
Gimble


-An affair is the embodiment of entitlement, fueled by resentment and lack of respect.
-An infidel will remain unreachable so long as their sense of entitlement exceeds their ability to reason.
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Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go;
It is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow.

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"I am not invading your privacy, I am invading your secrecy. There is no room for secrets in a marriage."

"If you wouldn't do it with your W/H listening/watching, it's cheating." (credited to Dr. Phil)


me-FBS M-6/84 3 great kids A-2/03-5/04 DDay-5/8/04 WD - severe-5/04-9/04 with continuing C; NC ltr-9/3/04 In Recovery with God's help Praying for all WS/BS. Blessings!
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Thank you, everybody - those were great! Can't wait to see what's next............


A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
~ English proverb



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"I love you, but I don't like you."

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My very favorite WH babble as reported by a former Mb'er .... this is what her STBXH said to her <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

"It's your fault I have to marry OW now."

LOL

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"Honesty is like a flu shot. It may give you a short, sharp pain, but it keeps you healthier over the following months."

by Dr. Harley

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Me, I'll be happy, out in the sunshine and blue skies with the birds chirping, away from all that toxic stink. Now I worry more about my children's happiness and what this is doing to them.

I have learned so much from all of this, lessons I'm glad I've learned - not that I can say I'm actually pleased my life didn't turn out the way I expected and hoped, and I wouldn't wish my experience on my worst enemy. I have to say, though, I have no regrets. I can always say that I tried my best. Now, I'm a little older and a little wiser, even if a little worse for wear.

- Pebbles

AND THIS, FOR ALL THE PLAN Bers, IS WHAT PLAN B IS FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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On the subject of Plan B, I found my all-time Mortarman favorite:
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Plan B is the ULTIMATE in power redistribution. At this point, the BS takes ALL of the power over the marriage. The BS now decides how this marriage will continue, how or if it will continue to exist, and terms by which that marriage will exist. The WS cannot argue, cannot negotiate (that was Plan A), cannot demand a thing.


A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
~ English proverb



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Here is a hilarious, but oh so true, post by [color:"blue"]FamilyMatters[/color], regarding the "Alien Abduction" Theory and WS's...long post, but good for a chuckle and an "Amen to That!"...Also, here's a link to check out a "tongue-n-cheek" gift idea for WW's... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />[color:"red"]GIFT IDEA FOR WAYWARD WIVES[/b][/color] <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />


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Beware there have been numerous reports of alien abductions occuring nationwide. These aliens are not your Spouses and they will hurt you , themselves, their children, their friends anyone in their pursuit of FANTASY-FOG LAND with their counterparts OM or OW.

I repeat you spouse may have been replaced with an alien invader and the caring loving spouse you married is sitting comatosed in a pod on the alien home planet of FOGLONIA. The invader is using your spouses body to wreak havoc on your m. Take action. Become equipped with knowledge and expose the ALIEN for who IT is. It has been reported that through exposure the your true Spouses wake intermittenly from their comatosed state. ALIENS are extremely sensitive to light, the more light you shed on their existence the more they consider returning to their home planet and allowing your true spoused spirits to reclaim their physical form her in your M.

[b]Has your SPOUSE been abducted?

The Seven Warning Signs of Abduction


Babbling

Does your spouse babble irrational pursuits and fogged dreams of imaginative places they can find themselves, understand themselves? Does your spouse speak in a foreign dialect that is almost impossible to comprehend, to the pont, at times they themsleves do not understand what they are attempting to communicate? Does your spouse run in more circles than a blind TazManian Devil when you ask such complex questions as;
"What time should I expect you home?"
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"What did you do today?"


Selective Memory

Does it seem your spouse can only recall the downs spots in your marriage? They have no call of reference of the ups, happy times, and loving memories. Does is seem all traces of your intimate moments and peace have been erased from their memory's? On the otherhand when your spouse recalls anytime spent with OM/OW he or she will only be able to remember euphoric moments of bliss. Does your spouse sit in a catatonic state drooling, in ahalf sleep while fully awake, and when you break their train of thought do they grimace at you as if you just backed a mid-sized car over their big toe?


Large Amounts of Time Spent Away

Is your S pursuing outside activities more and more often that do not include you? Do they insist that these pursuits are their major source of happiness and if revoked they can no longer continue to exist? You insist, plead, request and encourage them to shorten their time away, yet they sternly resist your requests to the point of being offended or engaging in outbursts where they label you needy, controlling or suffocating?


CellPhone/Email Secrecy

Does your spouse hide their cellphone at any and all cost? Whenever you call your spouse does their cellphone magically vamp to voicemail? Does your spouse make veiled attempts at excuses for not phoning you? Does "I Just Didn't Think About It", or "I Must Have Left My Cell in the Car" sound familiar? When you walk past your spouse while they are on the computer do they cover the screen as if they are hiding the ingredients to a great recipe and you are a devious master chef intent on stealing that recipe? Smells like somethings cookin and it aint chicken!


Extreme Privacy

Does your spouse insist on having their things, belongings, time, space and friends all to themselves? Has your spouse built an imaginary force filled called MY SPACE which your are not allowed to penetrate and if so do they inturn manipulate you in an aim to make you feel that YOU are the problem? Do they repeatedly ask why don't you trust them, yet their actions continue to be more and more less trusting?


Lack of Sex Drive

Has your Spouses sex drive trailed off dramatically? Does your spouse seem preoccupied during sex or is he or she trying new techniques that were non-existant earlier in your marriage? Does your spouse seem to all but ignore your attempts at intimacy? Was there a time when your spouse couldn't keep their hands off of you and now they seem to have no hands? Does your spouse all of the sudden want to play "Helicopter Man" or "Slave Girl" when only a short time ago his or her idea of a wild romp was a slighly gamey slab of beef you put in the oven for Sunday's dinner?


Acting Out of Character

Does your spouse seem to no longer value things that he or she once cherished? Does your spouse no longer spend time with the kids? Does your spouse seem detached from the daily activities that he or she once indulged in with enthusiasm? Does your spouse become angry, hostile or act totally aloof when you question their lack of interest in day-to-day interaction? Does the most usual of interactions seem strained? Does it seem like you spouse has to lift a small St Bernard to even saying good morning?

Results:

If you have answered yes to most of the above questions it's highly possible your Spouse has been abducted. ACT NOW! Read the Harley principles, interact with folks at the MB discussion group who are grappling with the same shock and grief. You may be able to reclaim your love one, but there are no guarantees. The first step is to identify the alien. Information and support will aid you in ousting this alien if not from your spouses body at least from your marriage.

Sleep tight the war has only yet begun.


FWW ~ 47 ~ Me
FBH ~ 50 ~ MrWondering
DD ~ 17
Dday ~ 2005 ~ Recovered

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Regretfully, these might need to be included:

"The good guys don't win all of the time."
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"Sometimes, love won't conquer all."
Also from an unknown source

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Well, this is from when H and I were having a big fight.

We were getting ready to go to a party, and he had been pretty nasty to me all day. I asked him if he would please not get drunk. He said that he would if he wanted and that I'd better not say anything if I thought he was getting drunk. I said that I was not going to put up with it, and he, with a smirk on his face, asked me what I thought I could do about it if he did get drunk.<img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

Out of my mouth popped this: "Well, I've got long legs, and when you wake up and look in the mirror, you just might see my foot coming out of your mouth!"

I then went out and got into the truck.

Would you believe that we went to the party, he was nice the whole night, we had fun, and he did NOT get drunk?

Well, miracle of miracles! That's what happened! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


"Your actions are so loud that I can't hear a word you're saying!"

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FAITHFULNESS is hot. Having a direct line to someone's inner core is hot. Affairs? Pseudo hotness. It's the difference between a lightbulb and a bonfire--they both put out light and heat, but you can't roast marshmallows on a lightbulb.
by Camoknightswife

I love this one! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />


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When I confronted my H re his Ow and their A he looked at me and said - "I forgive you !" forgive me?? for what -you had the A.


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OW 2yrs, he worked with her and found secret e-mail account.The first cut is the deepest.
just found out H is a serial cheater - total cut to pieces now- saw a D lawyer today.
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”Sex without marriage is wrong. A marriage without sex is wrong.”
- Written by Ann Landers and posted by Carnation

The above quote make SO much sense and is SO true! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

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Talking about As and recovery:
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Like diseases, sympoms are predictable and the manifestations of a disease are preditactle, but the treatment plan must reflect the individual needs of the patient.


Bob Pure


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"Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience"
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