Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have been suicidal over DW's affair but can't imagine burdening my kids with that. So I live in agony and I know this is taking 10+ years off my life
Leave her. Life can be better. You can move forward. You don't deserve this pain, but you can put it in your past. Your kids want a happy, fulfilled dad. Not one who stays with a partner who hurt him and abused him.
I've been there brother, don't let it take you. Please seek help that was the only thing that cured me from the downward spiral. You can't get out of this by yourself there's no way, trust me. The one thing I realize when you reach this kind of state is that your wife really doesn't care about you. She may say that she does or try to placate you but in reality we made love you differently than you love them. If you do stuff really starts to get bad they're more likely to leave and leave you high and dry. There's a reason why women initiate over 80% of the divorces
Please go seek help, if you're in Northern Virginia, I have someone that you can talk to and I'll put his name out there if you're interested. He's not in my health plan and cost a lot of money out of pocket but it was the only thing that would cure me. As for your wife having an affair you need to MoveOn and the only way To do that is to realize your own self-worth. You don't need to be with someone who is showing you the ultimate the trail