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I have been pondering, and I am too scared to have good thoughts on this situation, let alone hope. One min. I just want to quit, the next fight, the next wait, the next cry...
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FNH,<p>How are you today?<p>Hoping
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In A total funk. I will cut and paste from a letter I e-mailed to a dear friend to give you an Idea. I have never felt like this before.. I can't get my answer by pushing, but yet I can't wait any longer. I need to know something. I don't even care if it is bad anymore. This is literally driving me insane. Indifference, numbness, extreme love, and extreme pain all mixed together will do that to anyone. I know this is so fixable...with help because I think that something in H. is broken. His dad said that tonight which confirmed my thoughts. He told me I had a lot of guts to stand by H.I need to lay down, I need to have peace, I don't remember what having a good nights sleep feels like anymore, I don't remember what it feels like not to hurt. I don't remember what it feels like to actually be held by someone that loves you, to hear the person you love most in the world tell you that they love you (and mean it). I can't find anything right now that will help me to keep on keeping' on. I just want to run as fast and as hard as I can and not feel this way anymore. He isn't happy there, he has said that he knows we can make it, so why is he torturing me? That is what it feels like. I don't want to go get in that bed alone tonight knowing that he is getting in bed with her. That he will wake up and give her that little kiss before he heads out the door, and say those three little words...which I am not so sure I will hear from his lips again. I miss his brown eyes, his cheesy smile and his tender one. I miss doing nothing with him and having it be O.K. On the other hand I don't know if I even want to deal with that. I have been trying to think up the boundaries that have to be set and the things that he will have to agree to in order to come home...he wouldn't do it the other times, he said yes, but contact was always made...granted usually by her first...but it was still made. I want a no contact letter...I need that. He needs that to make it easier on him. I need him to agree to marriage counseling. I need him to seek individual counseling. I need to know that he is here to try...for real...he has lied so many times. If it comes to it I need him to be willing to move, sell this house and get another one somewhere else. No cell phone...even if we change his # because he could call her...not for a long time...but that is how I found out and that is how it was kept alive. I know that I will probably not feel secure and safe with him for a verylong time. Before he moved in with her all I really had to worry about was the EN and him comparing us in bed. Of course he will think sex w/her is great...he hasn't been with her for 7 years. She is a new toy. But even that didn't bother me, I do not have a problem there. But now, I have to wonder about cooking, "down time" etc. . I feel that if I can't get this under control that I will do something stupid and not get the response that I really want, even if he wants what I want and just goes the other direction due to being pushed. But if he goes the other direction, fine, I want him to be happy, but let him go be a gofer and be treated with disrespect and be miserable with her. I feel like I am on the edge of a cliff swaying back and forth not really caring which direction the next strong wind will push me. (Boy...I am not usually...but can we say drama queen? I don't do it with H at all, I don't trust him with my feelings) <p>Gibberish I know...Well I will talk to you later. I want to save my marriage but I don't know how much longer I can go.
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FNH,<p>What about your trump card in the closet? Would you be willing to use that? Does he even know the divorce papers are there? Don't do it to force his hand. Show him you are serious and if he wants you, then he must do something before you snap, or you will be lost because of your mental anguish, even if he does stay married to you and live with you.<p>I honestly couldn't tolerate what he is doing at all. If I did find some reason to hold on, (even though I do love my H very much) I don't think I'd be determined enough to hold on a week, much less for as long as you have.<p>I think it's time to move forward, with or without him and let him make his choice, now. What do you think?<p>Hoping
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FNH,<p>Is that in response to something you haven't shared, the decision you have to make, or something I wrote?<p>Hoping<p>PS. By my last post, I was trying to say that you are a better woman than I to stay in so long.<p> [img]images/icons/frown.gif" border="0[/img] [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif" border="0[/img]
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((((((((( FnH ))))))))))<p>Please see that I don't want to knock you when you're feeling down, but I have to remind you of something here: YOU CANNOT MAKE UP YOUR H'S MIND. You cannot force him into a decision by using threats. If he's not ready for his decision, then he won't be able to commit to it.<p>I understand all too well that feeling of having enough, and just wanting that wind to blow in ANY direction. But you know what? That's what plan B is for. It allows you to relieve yourself of the worrying about meeting your H's needs, or wondering what his decision will be. Why? Because you'll be too busy just moving on with your own life.<p>One of the things I had said to my H shortly before we started our recovery process was that if he didn't come to a decision by a certain date, then I would make that decision for him. And my decision would be me filing for a D. However, that was giving him 9 months. My choice in date was the one year anniversary of our d-day (because here in Canada, you cannot get a D until you've been legally separated for one year).<p>What are your boundaries here? I know you've had enough right now... but think about it for a few days. How many more months could you live without a decision, before you filed for a D? Just coming up with a time frame here may be what you need to keep you going.<p>Karen
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FNH,<p>Hm........pouting or venting with graemlins??? <p>I am still waiting for an e-mail. I will go home and check later tonight. Still @ work. <p>Indy just yelled at me to go home!!!! Gotta love the MB folks here. They keep us in line!!! LOL! [img]images/icons/grin.gif" border="0[/img] <p>These up and down feelings of yours are very common. Don't beat yourself up, they are happening because your life is not settled and your body is just plain ol tired of the stress. <p>Some call it anxiety attacks when it gets bad enough. No real rememdy to fix it. It could happen even in recovery. <p>Hang in there. You will eventually find your settling point then you will get better whether your H does nor not. Really!! <p>Take Care, L.
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Well I drew a line in the sand...it is called April 7th. That is when he has to get off the fence and choose.
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FNH<p>I'll be praying for you.<p>Love,<p>Hoping
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FNH,<p>Got your mail.......arrrgh to your H. friendly [img]images/icons/mad.gif" border="0[/img] face!!!<p>Kinda like when the WS wants angry s3x. Too confusing to discuss here!!! LOL! <p>I will send you a response tonight. K? [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img] <p>L.
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Dear Faith,<p>I have tried several times to respond to your addy and it keeps coming back rejected. Please don't think I am being rude. A bit dumb maybe but not rude (I save that for special people like the OW) LOL!!!! [img]images/icons/shocked.gif" border="0[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif" border="0[/img] <p>How are you doing?<p>L.
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