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#2958149 04/03/03 08:30 AM
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Dday #1 was seven months ago. I have been following the MB principles as best I can since then. WH had a EA/PA for two months prior with someone he met while out with friends. He stopped the PA when I found out, but kept in contact by phone for one month and through mutual friend for another two months. It ended around 12/02 when I told him he would have to leave if it didn't stop. Things had been going relatively well since then considering he won't go to MC. Went through withdrawal - everyday for about two months he was depressed didn't know if he wanted to stay-the whole bit. The last two weeks my gut told me they were in contact again-just one of those feelings- but I couldn't find anything concrete. I told him point blank a few nights ago how important NC is and that if he did contact her how disrespectful and hurtful that would be. He couldn't understand why and started to act the way he had been in withdrawal-talking about how wonderful she was and how they could talk about anything. Last night I asked him point blank if he has been in contact with her. He said, "Well you're going to find out anyway when you check the phone records-I called her about a month ago. There was a bomb scare in the school where she works as an aide and I called her to see how she was." I flipped out. We got into a major LB fight. He still won't take responsibility for what he did and blames me for everything that went wrong in our marriage. I think the thing that hurts the most is the way he told me - no apology, nothing. Just you would find out anyway. Should I have not gotten angry because he told me? He tells me I should just get over it. He feels that my Plan A these past 7 months has been an act. I feel like he has no respect for me or for my feelings. He has hurt me once again and made me feel like I'm the bad guy because I got upset. Is it time to go to Plan B? I think that he feels I would ever do it and that is why he feels free to contact her if he wants to. Please help!!

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It is not time for plan B right now. Plan B is only to be followed through with a great plan A... and frankly my dear, although it's understandable, you took a few steps backwards by showing him how upset you were at resumed contact.

Ideally, you would have showed no emotion to your H upon his confession, EXCEPT gratitude for him telling you. THAT is the kind of action that blows the mind away from the WS. It makes them make "double takes", and re-affirm that you have changed, and for the better.

As ark^^ said to someone else recently, "you've fallen off the plan A wagon, and it's time to hop back on again". This applies to you too.

Although you cannot take back your actions from last night, you can at least be the better person (plan A, remember? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" /> ) and apologize to your H for reacting the way you did.

Yes, HE should be apologizing to YOU. There is NO DOUBT about that! However, he's not "there" yet.

Recovery is HARD WORK! It's one of the most difficult things a couple can endure, but yes, the end result is fantastic... AS LONG AS BOTH SPOUSES WORK TOGETHER AT IT.

If you are concerned that your love bank is depleting rapidly and is nearing the point of being in the red, then it would do you good to start making plans for a plan B. Gather information... visit a lawyer, find out your rights, figure out your boundaries, and talk it over with folks on here on how to best implement them (that's something you should do anyways, plan B or no plan B), etc.

Hopefully more will give you some input that might help you along.

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Thank you Topie. I knew I shouldn't be reacting the way I was, even as the words were coming out of my mouth. I just couldn't help it. It has been so frustrating for so long. Sometimes I feel like I'm just banging my head against the wall and it's really starting to hurt. I know I LB'd big time last night, I just hope I haven't depleted all of the deposits I have made over the months. I did thank him before I went to bed for telling me the truth. I don't know if it did any good though. Thanks for listening and your advice. Pat

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