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[quote=Anonymous]OK, let's turn the previous discussion around.  Suppose one day your wife said that she was leaving because she was "bored/unfulfilled/dissatisfied/fell in love with the FedEx guy"?  As a man, it seems that my three choices would be:  1)  go out and hit on anyone who uses the women's room, 2) go into a depression, drink and wallow in self pity, or 3) live my life and if someone else came along great, if not fine also.  I might wind up a little bit into the first two choices and settle into the third.

First off, I didn't like dating - the endless games, dates that are like interviews, the whole scene.  For me, what I would do first is focus on my relationship with my children.  Chances are they would be very scared and confused.  I would want them to know that their father will always be their father and can be counted on.  Second, I would indulge in some things that have been on the backburner. I want to do more hiking, travel throughout the US and South America, and once and for all master a foreign language.

In terms of companionship, the most likely way I would meet a woman is though a friend, at work, or an activity like a cultural event.  For me to want to spend time with her, it would have to be someone who is incredibly open and honest.  And finally, I would never get married again.  Once is enough under these circumstances.  I would want a person who is also in her 40s and wants a companion - someone to do things with, ask how the day went, and care about her but not interested in a trip down the aisle or living with a man.

It was interesting to me that the responses to the husband leaving thread involved protecting assets and dating again.  Obviously I wouldn't want my wife to clean out the checking account but the mental well being of my kids and myself is my chief concern.  But then I can understand that if the husband is the breadwinner, the wife would be troubled by financial implications.[/quote]

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