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My wife let go of her internet boyfriend (of 6 months)on the 11th. She IMed him in front of me and told him she was wrong to do what she did, that she never loved him and that she was going to work on our marriage. There was no response from him, but I got the closure I needed. She also wrote me a letter that still brings me to tears telling me that she was wrong and thanking me for being strong enough for holding our marriage and relationship together while she made this mistake. She basically said everything I needed to hear to start rebuilding our marriage and moving on with our lives.
The problem I'm having is that my wife leaves in two weeks to go to training for a job. She will be across the country for up to 8 weeks. Deep in my heart I know that she will not cheat on me, but because of what I've just been through (I gave the condensed version, believe me) I'm worried that I will have trust issues while she is gone. She is training to be a stewardess, and there are pretty strict rules (curfew at 10, NO drinking whatsoever, NO visitors in their rooms) plus from what I hear a LOT of classroom hours and studying, so she will be very busy. (That was the reason she started chatting with this guy- when I had to take a night job and she got "bored").
My question is this- any advice on how to not drive myself (and her) crazy while she is gone? I am ready to start rebuilding trust now that she has showed me her commitment to us, but I feel rushed because of this training. Any advice is appreciated.

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It is up to her, even while she is away on business.....it is up to her to rebuild your trust in her.

Let her do the work. You monitor your trust levels. Do not be anxious to give her carte blanche.

She needs to earn it.

L.


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