My children have to finish school so it's a few years before I do anything for myself other than rid our home of an extremely poor example of a man that pretended to be a father.
You are all so far off of the reality of the situation. It is no surprise to see the quality of people he chooses to associate with these days. Should he choose to do anything other than crawl away and try to keep his family and coworkers from knowing anything more than we split up perhaps it will be something you read about somewhere else.
I have absolutely no intention of being bitter about any of this. I am looking forward to resolving it all. When it is done it is done and whatever relationship he chooses to have with his children will be what the court allows and what they make of it. They are old enough and mature enough to judge for themselves as well as decide what they want.
I know how they were raised and believe I know how they will react.
In the long run perhaps he will have what he wants with all of you here although he will probably not be able to afford it as he has.
Originally Posted by faithfulforyears
Mrs. Significant Other (if real),
I know u r in pain and that this is a horrible experience for u but just think how much more pain ur daughters will be in if u start slinging mud and airing dirty laundry to the whole of ur community.
Just an FYI, most men cheat JUST for sex. Especially if he is on here, then that is what its about. Nothing more, nothing less. Sex.
As an adult, u should know that sex doesn't equal love. For most woman it may feels like that but men r diff. They need sex. ALOT. So, plz try to understand where he is coming from. Its always been very easy for me to put myself in someone elses shoes but i know its not like that for everyone.
U dont immediately have to go the divorce route. There are all sorts of great counselors out there. Ur best bet is to try to work it out especially since u seemed pretty happy with ur life before hand.
Just think things out and figure out the best possible solution for everyone involved. Ur life will be happier and go smoother if u dont try to be so vindictive or lash out so much. That does no good for anyone and u will eventually regret it. Ur conscience WILL eat away at u and u WILL become a bitter old woman if u keep going the way u r going.
I really hope things go ok for u and ur family. During this process, just keep thinking about harm reduction and how best to keep ur children from getting hurt. Divorce is very ugly and definately has an everlasting effect on kids.
So good luck with all this! Sounds like u r definately going to need it hun. 💗