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what should I do...want her to come home

Hi..never thought I would be here...I,m 51 yrs old..my wife is 41 yrs old. We meet while both of us were in bad marriages and had an affair, We both filed for Divorce from our spouses and moved in together an eventually married almost three years ago. About 43.5 years ado she told me she needed to go back to her ex because their was something in her heart telling her she may of left him without giving him a chance and she needed to know before our relationship could move forward. I was terrible upset but couldnt stop her. She left the home for about 6 weeks before calling me and wanting to come home because she didnt love him anymore. I accepted her back. We were married 8 months later. We have had a GREAT marriage. She is my best friend..I love her like no other woman. We had the best time with each other. She has 3 kids,,,19, 17, and 10..I treated them well but like all kids we had some problems but not bad. Her ex married a tattoed motorcycle lady that her kids hated and he slowing distanced himself from his kids not seeing or talking to them for months at a time. I was their dad. My wife works 11-12 hours a day and her job is very stressful for her. So I was the one that watched the boys, cooked dinner, homework cleaning ect. I wanted to do all this because I didnt expect her to have to after working so much. Her ex divorced the motorcycle woman about a year ago and started seeing his kids every once in awhile. My wife and I had made summer plans and everything was great until I noticed about a month ago a change in her normally bubbly behavior. Oh my the way her ex is losing his home to foreclourser and is a mess fininancially. I ask what what was wrong and she kept saying nothing. Last week she finally said she didnt love me and didnt want to be married anymore. I was DEVESATATED... She moved out and sent to a text message saying she was going back to her ex again. She also commented that "whenever I,m nice to her or do things around the house she resents me and makes her angry" I dont no what to do..I cant eat or sleep..she wont call me...Will she come back when he sees it wont work with her ex again..she is a very independant women. HELP PLEASE

by mik    2 Posts   
Posted on 5/8/2008 5:20 AM    
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mik, sorry you're having such a hard time. We have all been in some sort of a bind...that's why we're on this web site! One of the first things I learned by my relationship is that it's unhealthy to have a "I can't live without him/her attitude." What I did was just take one day at a time, sometimes just one hour at a time just to get through the day. Eventually I learned that I am a survivor and that I am not alone. My suggestion is to stay busy (sounds like you already are) and give her all the time and space she needs. If things are meant to be she just may return on her own..if not, it just wasn't meant to be. I'd like to respectfully add that marriage after affairs just doesn't seem to survive. If a person can "sneak around with you" then they can do likewise "to you".
by swfgal   1 Post
Posted on 5/8/2008 5:36 PM
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thank you for the post. I just love her so much..I cant see not being with her. She is my heart and soul. I,m shocked that this happened. I only tried to be the best husband to her. Does she think that she can go back to her ex to try and find comfort like she had 10 years ago when she wasnt in a stressful job and could see her boys more. Do you think it would work a second time with her and her ex spouse. I want her back so much!!!
by mik   2 Posts
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I would say that she is probably attracted to the "bad boy image". That is why she keeps trying to ga back to him. Maybe she is like me..a fixer by nature and she feels she needs to fix him. When you saw the changes in her she was probably seeing her and he was putting pressure on her to come back to him.
 I would be willing to bet that she will be back . It is hard for an independant woman to have someone that does things for her and helps her as you do. I know. You seem to be reliable and helpful around the house.
I hope that she will come to her senses. I would say that he is using her because he needs someone to take care of him. I guess that when he started seeing the kids again she thought that he was changing...
Hold on and see what happens. Hopefully you will get her back. If not then she does not deserve you. I hope everything works out for you.
by mtnvly   789 Posts
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