Welcome to the
Marriage Builders® Discussion Forum

This is a community where people come in search of marriage related support, answers, or encouragement. Also, information about the Marriage Builders principles can be found in the books available for sale in the Marriage Builders® Bookstore.
If you would like to join our guidance forum, please read the Announcement Forum for instructions, rules, & guidelines.
The members of this community are peers and not professionals. Professional coaching is available by clicking on the link titled Coaching Center at the top of this page.
We trust that you will find the Marriage Builders® Discussion Forum to be a helpful resource for you. We look forward to your participation.
Once you have reviewed all the FAQ, tech support and announcement information, if you still have problems that are not addressed, please e-mail the administrators at mbrestored@gmail.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 167
L
Member
Member
L Offline
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 167
Man, I tried. I've gone to counseling, Bible studies, prayer and come here trying to seek the right advice on how to bring my marriage back together.

As of today there is no hope of my marriage ever surviving. My WH has been completely indifferent pretty much all along. I was the fool. He kept telling me that I was never much of a woman and that is why he started "searching" elsewhere to fulfill his needs.

He admits to an affair w/ his sec. Ok, I could have worked through that. He wasn't willing to protect me and end contact w/ her. He was having and affair w/ some poverty stricken girl (and I stress girl) in Cuba. Still, I was hoping to put that all behind us and build something new. BUT NO! He kept on hiding emails and all sorts of other crap that didn't protect me and our marriage.

So it came down to me doing all of the work all by myself. He just kept pointing the finger at me and telling me I was the one w/ all the faults and the problems. Whatever! I had to unfortunately file for a divorce to protect our marital assets b/c he kept spending money and not telling me what he was spending it on. He had secret bank accounts and all kinds of other secrets. I never wanted a divorce, I wanted my H to come back to the man I once knew. Didn't happen.

So now we are in the beginning stages of a divorce and he is living in a seperate house from me and the kids. Today I discovered that he has been hanging out in a particular bar and actually got himself a very expensive hotel room last month w/ God know who!!!

He claims to be broke (totally not true) and has not been paying normal bills, you know... health insurance, car insurance, car payment, braces for son and school tuition. How can he afford hundreds of dollars in bar tabs and even more on a hotel room?!

You see, I thought he might be sad and lonely at the prospect of losing me and his children. Now it's clear that not only has he had a fling w/ a sec. and some teen in Cuba, but he's now having sex w/ someone new who he's meeting in a bar. I have no choice any longer. I can't be w/ him even if I wanted to be. He's nothing but damaged goods right now. I would be afraid to shake his hand right now in fear of my own hand falling off!

God, why am I so surprised by all of this? Why did I think for a second that he may be missing me and maybe come back w/ some kind of remorse?!

Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 27,069
B
Member
Member
B Offline
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 27,069
Don't count on remorse. He is still deeply in the fog. You may have to go on alone. It is scary, but can be done. My WH is living with OW. I didn't think our marriage was that bad. But I have been in Plan B for 7 weeks and it has been much better. Hang in there and don't give up on yourself.

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 167
L
Member
Member
L Offline
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 167
I'm trying so hard to hang on. For the most part I thought I was doing ok. How is it that the hurt can get even worse? He has NO redeeming qualities...what am I thinking?! Just b/c I married him and he fathered my children doesn't mean he's a decent guy. What kind of decent guy would go from the frying pan into the fire?!

Hasn't he heard of AIDS and other horrible STD's? What is killing me the most is that I have to just stand by and watch this nightmare unfold. The kids and I can't even get on w/ our lives b/c we are at the mercy of the court system and we all know that things move rather slowly there.

Seriously, how could he pick some "whatever" in a bar or know some "whatever" for a VERY short period of time and spend that kind of money on a hotel?

I know all about fog. I've been listening to everybody here and I am trying to educate myself in all of these areas. But doesn't it go beyond "fog" if the other person he's w/ is not the actual "OW"?
Aren't we then talking about some sick sexual addiction?


Moderated by  Fordude 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Search
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 1,061 guests, and 76 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
Zion9038xe, renki, Gocroswell, Allen Inverson, Logan bauer
72,026 Registered Users
Latest Posts
Annulment reconsideration help
by abrrba - 07/21/25 03:05 PM
Help: I Don't Like Being Around My Wife
by abrrba - 07/21/25 03:01 PM
How important is it to get the whole story?
by leemc - 07/18/25 10:58 AM
Following Ex-Wifes Nursing Schedule?
by Roger Beach - 07/16/25 04:21 AM
My wife wants a separation
by Roger Beach - 07/16/25 04:20 AM
Spying husband arrested
by coooper - 06/24/25 09:19 AM
Forum Statistics
Forums67
Topics133,624
Posts2,323,522
Members72,026
Most Online6,102
Jul 3rd, 2025
Building Marriages That Last A Lifetime
Copyright © 2025, Marriage Builders, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Site Navigation
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 8.0.0