Anonymous wrote:My DH is having an affair. We both know it to be true but he is in deny,deny,deny, school of thought. I was done and ready to file for a divorce. He says he doesnt want a divorce. Can't live with out me and the kids together. On and on. I on the other hand, will never trust him again. We are still having sex that is actually the best for me that we have ever had( i guess, thanks OW).
I dont want to be with him, i want him to leave, go where he is happy and free.
I found out about a month ago, and have been going through the whole gamut of emotions. BUT if we get divorced, his quality of living goes up, while mine and the kids goes down. I work 2 jobs, but he makes 6x more than I do. I dont want to live in a shitty apartment, while he has a townhouse and a beach house.
I put my blood sweat and tears into this marriage for what? For him to pay me back with an affair? We raised 2 awesome kids that will be going to college in the next year or so..
He is totally in the midst of a mid life crisis, with a new position in a metropolitan area that has his eyes popping out of his head. He is like a kid in a candy store with all the women. I cant even blame them. He is a good looking nice guy, who suddenly thinks he deserves better.
Maybe in the future if he meets yet another younger woman he may change his mind and want a divorce. But for now, should I just go along and stay so we dont have to suffer? Me and the kids I mean
OP sorry to hear about this. I am a man and I sincerely feel bad about this. Take it from me though, you have the upper hand in this even though you think you will live worse off by filing for divorce.
As a first step, I would suggest that you not think about divorce just yet but separation. I think you and the kids should move out the house and go live in an apartment/townhouse fully financed by him! As a professional man, he will be embarrassed that his wife and kids are leaving him, and as you say, that is his pulse. As long as you keep his pulse going (and having sex with him) you are basically rewarding him. So cut off his pulse, and very soon he will start to gasp for breath. Truth be told though, as men we hurt when women and kids leave us, so just separate. Trust me, he will come around when he comes home to himself and gets tired of wasting all his time and money on random ass! That's my best advice as a man.
When he does come around sobbing and crying like Robin Thicke, then you decide if you want to take him like how Tiger Woods got taken, or go through counseling, forgiveness, and healing Dr. Phil-stye.