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#2233608 03/24/09 08:45 PM
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But sooner or later it comes. I'm 5 years past DD day. I tried for a long time to save the marriage, but failed.

My life is good again and I'm so glad that I did try. I can look back with no regrets.

The "soulmates" aren't doing so well. The OW was kicked out of her house by her BH. She now lives with her BH's sister. OW, after being a SAHM for 15 years is working, but still can't afford her own place.

My ex called me today and wants to know if he can move in with me and be roommates. Seems he can't afford his own place. I felt like telling him to look up his "soulmate" again, but didn't.

All of you who are going through H*ll, please realize that affairs almost never last.

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Affairs "almost never" last. Wish it were "never" last. Almost sucks. Where is that bus? Karmarose is suppose to be driving it.

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Gotta love the bus.


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exWH - serial cheater
2 awesome kids
Divorced 12/2011




Many a good man has failed because he had a wishbone where his backbone should have been.

We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we cannot.
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yep! they never last, so when the WS comes back after they have exhausted all their means, then they can see who is and always have been for them. He sounds like a sick puppy. Maybe he has turned his self around and will never cheat again, he is to scared.

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believer, I needed to hear about this bus tonight. The word Karma keeps popping in my head these days. For WH for OW. I think I am hearing the swinging of the bus door a few blocks away. What a great word -- KARMA

5 years I can wait..easily and see the train wreck (oops karma bus)


Me 55, XWH 53, M 22 years
D17, D30
alien replaces my husband "I'm not happy" -7/08
Discover OW-8/08 (his direct report and I work there also)
H moves out 10/1/08, confront Ow 10/28/08
Plan B 1/09
D final 12/09

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Karma, what goes around comes around, no matter how long it takes, maybe after 5 years it is beginning to show him wearing down. shame and quilt did not give up on him. he is human with a consious as well. his life will never be the same. the karma bus is slow but steady. universal law!

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....but it's consistent smile

I'm a firm believer that what goes around comes around!!


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> The Karma bus is slow

but it's thorough...


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.

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Oh believer, you are a better woman than I for not doing at least a small dance about this, a little schadenfreude would certainly accompany this news for me.

It looks like you are riding the Peace Train (your Karma for trying so hard) while the Karma Bus is knocking your WH right off his feet.

My apologies to Cat Stevens and John Lennon. blush


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D Day #1 4/1985
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D Days continued for a while.

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Believer -- what did you say?? What was your answer??

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I told him that unfortunately, I already have a roommate who is working out quite well. When my ex rode off into the sunset with the OW, he stopped giving me money or paying any bills. I scrambled to survive and found a roommate who now has a proven track record.

In those dark days when he abandoned me, a MB member - Lostandhurt even offered to send me money to make my house payment. That gave me the strength to make it on my own. So a complete stranger cared more than my WH.

As for the OW, her BH found a lovely girl from Australia while he was in Dubai. They are getting married in April. He had let his WW live with him until he met the new (by the way, much prettier, younger, and richer) woman. Then he asked WW to move. She moved out on her own and lasted only 4 months, and then had to move in with her BH's sister.

The way things worked out is so satisfying. Goes to show that relationships that start out in sin seldom end in happiness. It may take some time, but sooner or later justice prevails.

For those who think that the affairees are doing fine and have not had to face the consequences of their choices, I would caution with the old AA saying, "Not yet".

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I would caution with the old AA saying, "Not yet".
I know this so well.



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D-day 5-14-07, WH moved in with OW
Plan A 9 months, DARK Plan B 3-17-08 until 3-2-09
WH and OW broke up 1-09
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You have always been my role model. Your age, length of marriage, etc is so close to my sitch. And our WH's - wow, they must be brothers. My WH is doing all of the ugly things that yours did. My atty recommended that I look at filing bankruptcy. But like you, MB friends have given me the courage to fight. My heart was so touched when many people here that we don't even really know sent us baby gifts to help us through.

And the Karma bus? Maybe it will come. Who knows. I'm not sure I even care anymore.


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XWH - 57

12/25/06 - Dday - WH promised NC. Plan A in effect. Thought we were in recovery.

6-3-07 - Dday#2 Found out NC never took place and A never ended. Found MB NC promised again, but WH would not write NC letter.

9/07 - Dday #3. Still lying and sneaking around. Plan B implemented
WH wants nothing to do with me

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Queenie - Yes, we all have to remember "Not yet".

Chai - That is the sad part. By the time the Karma bus comes around, we might not care anymore.


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I used to wait for the Karma bus to catch up to my WW. then I found that I was spending so much time waiting for her Karma bus to come my bus passed me by.

Well got a new bus schedule, and am now on a new ride.

I don't know when her bus will show up, I know it will I just try not to let it bother me anymore.


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"Don't say sorry, just don't do it again"
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In a way, I almost feel sorry for my WH. His health has gone way downhill, OP has a gambling issue and is probably draining him, he travels and now lives in an apartment, never gets to see his DD or grandchild, and has to be worried about keeping his physically demanding job at his age.

Hmmmm....maybe that is the Karma Bus.


BS - me 56
XWH - 57

12/25/06 - Dday - WH promised NC. Plan A in effect. Thought we were in recovery.

6-3-07 - Dday#2 Found out NC never took place and A never ended. Found MB NC promised again, but WH would not write NC letter.

9/07 - Dday #3. Still lying and sneaking around. Plan B implemented
WH wants nothing to do with me

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Lemme tell you about the Karma Tank.

Our CNC router operator is a BH who's WW cheated on him with a co-worker at his last job.

He beat the everlovin carp out of the guy and they BOTH lost their jobs.

Anyways he starts to work here six months ago and I REALLY like the guy.

He was headed into work Monday morning and lost control of his motorcycle and it went down a ravine.

He's in a coma and extremely busted up. I don't expect him to live, much less ever come back to work.

Get this, his WW calls up here asking if his check can be made out to her as she can't get into his checking account to pay the bills.



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Believer,

""My ex called me today and wants to know if he can move in with me and be roommates.""

Ya gotta love em, donchya?

Hope you told him "It's spring now buddy, you can go bunk on the beach."

TOO MUCH!! rotflmao

kirk


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Pariah,

Sounds like the tank hit the wrong person. You did mean the BH, right?


BS - me 56
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12/25/06 - Dday - WH promised NC. Plan A in effect. Thought we were in recovery.

6-3-07 - Dday#2 Found out NC never took place and A never ended. Found MB NC promised again, but WH would not write NC letter.

9/07 - Dday #3. Still lying and sneaking around. Plan B implemented
WH wants nothing to do with me

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Originally Posted by ChaiLover
Pariah,

Sounds like the tank hit the wrong person. You did mean the BH, right?

Yes, the Karma Tank got the wrong person.

BIG TIME.


I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
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