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Why do I feel guilty when I'm not the one who cheated?
Hi everyone, first post here after finding this site... my divorce is likely getting filed in the next week (amicable - no kids, no legal battles). Here's a rundown on the situation:
My wife wanted to attend a school out-of-state, so I was trying to find a job in the area so she could go there. Then I received military orders to go out-of-state for training for several months. So we decided that as long as we were going to be geographically separated anyway, she might as well go ahead and go to school and I'd try to join her once my training was up. My training ended in November and she came back home for the holidays once her semester was over. While using her laptop, I accidentally clicked on one of her favorites and it sent me to a website where she was posting explicit pictures of herself to another guy (who she's never met). I confronted her, and she didn't deny it. Apparently this guy is her Dom and she is his submissive, and it had been going on since just after I had left for my training. She had NEVER in our 3 year marriage give any hint she was into this kind of stuff.
Anyway, I wanted to work things out, but she refused. She says the whole experience showed her she wasn't really attracted to me in that way, and since I'm such a gentleman, I could never fill this role of a Dom that she's decided she wants. She even wears a dog collar 24/7 now because that's what her Dom wants. His influence over her scares me to death, but that's another story...
So as you can imagine my world has been quite upside down since then. Until the day I used her laptop, I thought we had a wonderful marriage - we never fought, were caring, etc, etc. So for that to just vaporize in a single day (the day before my brother's wedding, too), just has rattled me. There wasn't any falling out period or anything like that. Just sort of like, great marriage one day and *poof* it's all gone.
The logical part of me is basically saying "OK, if that's what she wants, we'll get the divorce and move on... I can't save the marriage by myself." But the thing I don't get is I feel so guilty. People who know about the situation absolutely cannot understand why I would consider taking her back and why I am not absolutely livid and seeing red at the mention of her name. It's because I feel responsible. It was my idea she go to school... it was my military career that sent me away for training... I feel like I must have been a bad husband for her to want to leave me.
Everyone tells me how I'm such a wonderful guy and how I had given everything for my wife and that she doesn't deserve me and I should move on and find someone who will truly appreciate me. But if that's true, why would she leave me?
Has anyone else felt this way/understand? Or do I just need a swift kick to the head?
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dont feel guilty its not your fault i know i been there my husband cheated on me and tried to tell me if i would have been a better wife but its not our fault its their own guilt trust me i understand this now it took me awhile but now i see thing clearly and even if you try to work things it will all ways be in the back off your mind best of luck and trust me only time will heal!
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Thanks for the replies - I just don't seem to be able to grasp the whole concept that she doesn't want to work on our marriage. Like I said, there was no falling out period or anything like that.... just *poof*. I can remember the day I left for my training she cried - and I see that image a lot lately. It broke my heart to have to leave her. Those tears and those feelings were real... how could things change so suddenly? So the fact that the filing is happening next week is making this rather rough. Just can't believe it's really going to be over... it's not supposed to turn out like this, ya know?
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Merlin, you seem like such a great guy and I am sure a wholesome, caring woman is waiting for you. Look at your decision to move to seperate towns as a blessing that she found this out about herself. If you had not let her go off to school she would have lived her life being someone she is not. God works in mysterious ways and this is one. She has chosen this lifestyle and you need to distance yourself as much as you can from her. Keep your chin up and move on.
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Merlin.
This is not in any way a reflection of the man or husband you were/are. This is something she choose/choices to do. You stated you had no idea she was into this sexual style, so how could you see what was coming??? Maybe she didn't realize she was intrigued by it either until surfing the net. She didn't just happen on this website; may have been looking around on the net before she left for school, who knows???
I think many people would like to explore a little sexually, but are afraid of bringing it up to their spouse for fear of the possible repercussions it may bring. Sex is an area of marriage/relationships where communications breakdown, or never exist. Just read some of the posts here.....most relationships breakup over money or sex.....sad but true.
You might want to find a counselor to help you through this time. Be easy on yourself, be your own best friend now. You are heartbroken and this is very normal. It hurts deeply to be betrayed by a person whom you loved and thought loved you in return. Know that obviously you did not really know her, only what she let you know.
My prayers are with you. God bless.
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