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OK...she called the Domestic Abuse/Sexual Abuse hotline


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Originally Posted by jlowesd
OK...she called the Domestic Abuse/Sexual Abuse hotline

And?


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No...I'm at work and looked at the cell phone activity for today


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Is this normal after exposure?


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Nope. I have no idea why she would call the hotline.

Are you near a Radio Shack? I would run by there and pick up a little pocket digital recorder and have it turned on in your pocket when you see her tonight. That way, she can't pull any shenanigans with you. We have had some women who tried to get their husbands carted off by the police when they interfered with their affairs. Having a recorder protects you from that.

Does your cell phone have a recorder on it?


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No


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I imagine that's what she is trying to do


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Get a recorder now.


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she probably thinks I'm acting erratic because I exposed the affair...whatever...so in WW eyes I'm being irrational


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And I'm not apologizing for exposing the affair


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calm and resolute


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Originally Posted by jlowesd
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Do you understand the reason people are telling you to get a recorder and to USE it?

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OK...she called the Domestic Abuse/Sexual Abuse hotline


Print this data and carry it with you.

Go get a recorder.


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jlowe, we had a recent wayward wife who staged a drunken brawl in her home and ripped her own shirt. She then called the police on her husband and tried to get him arrested. If he had not been with his friends just before her call, he would have landed in jail.

Wayward wives can be mean, vindictive wenches when you interfere with her affair. Don't let her string you up. Go get a pocket recorder just to be safe.


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J,

I've been through this 3x's with my exWW. Calling the local domestic violence shelter or filing DV charges is one of the favorite tactics of WW's. WW's like to play the "my husband is a raving, jelous lunatic" card when they expose..

Right now, you need to protect yourself. First thing you need to do is go to Radio Shack and get a digital voice recorder. Olympus makes a nice model that I slip into my front shirt pocket and it picks up everything even while in my pocket. Who cares if it is illegal to tape - if she starts to go Bat@#$^ on you, take the recorder out, show it to her, and tell her you are taping. If she tells you to stop, ignore her and keep taping.

Given that she's already talking to shelters, I would recommend that you don't even go near her until she can calm down. Right now, you have to protect yourself because one wrong move can get you kicked out of the house and if POSOM's wife kicks him out, there's a good chance he'll move into YOUR house with YOUR WW.


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You absolutely NEED to get the voice activated digital recorder. Your WW is going to try and get you thrown out of the house. That is what the call to the domestic abuse hotline was setting the stage for. If you do not get a recorder, you will be spending the night in jail, will get thrown out of the house, and may lose your custodial rights to your children. Be prepared, and whatever you do, DO NOT TOUCH HER, no matter how much she provokes you. She is going to try and get you tossed. Be forewarned and forearmed. The digital recorder is your get out of jail free card. This should demonstrate to you how deeply entrenched in this affair she is.


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I guess he's not posting because he got smart and went to radio shack and is buying a digital VAR. Or he didn't get smart and his WW set him up and now he is in jail.

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No...haven't got the VR yet...will do in short order.

I demanded NC with OM and am sticking to "I'm sorry to hear that...I'm trying to save this marriage and our family and I can't do it with three people involved" and I'm getting the following:

"What about the last 10 years"

"This is not the way to win me back"

"Our marriage is over"


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or "I'm sorry that you feel that way".

I've walked away four times so far.


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When I refer to the affair I get "call it what you want"

Oh yeah also when sticking to the "I'm sorry you feel that way" I also get "did your therapist tell you to say that?"

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